Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) was established in 2001 as an autonomous defence research and analysis body for research and focused analyses on issues related to national security, defence, and aerospace issues in the evolving strategic and international security environment. On 25 July 2025, Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS) was rechristened as the Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies (CAPSS), reflecting our expanding scope of work in the domain of aerospace power. CAPSS’s mission is to facilitate greater awareness among the Armed Forces, strategic community, and the public, while contributing to policy generation and informed decision-making. .

CAPSS is governed by a Trust, named Forum for National Security Studies, an independent non-profit, non governmental body. The Board of Trustees which guides the activities of CAPSS, is headed by Shri MK Rasgotra, former Foreign Secretary as Chairman, Capt. Ajay Singh, Former Sr. Vice President-Regulatory Compliance Jet Airways and Captain Indigo Airlines, Managing Trustee and comprises, Dr Sanjaya Baru, Distinguished Fellow, United Service Institution of India and former Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi, former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Bharat Kumar, Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, NM, PhD (Retd), Director General, United Services Institution of India, Former FOC-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, Air Vice Marshal Anil Golani, Director General of CAPSS, Shri. G. Parthasarathy, IFS; Chancellor, Central University of Jammu; Former High Commissioner to Pakistan, Australia, Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor PVSM AVSM VM, Vice Chief of the Air Staff IAF, Secretary Defence (Finance).

CAPSS has a multidisciplinary faculty with rich expertise in security and defence fields, who undertake quality research work in analysing the complex multi – dimensional trends in warfare, with special focus on air and space power, its deployment for civil and military purposes, doctrines and strategies, and non-traditional security issues of environment, energy security and military history.

CAPSS research faculty comprises senior retired and serving Armed Forces officers from the three services besides academic scholars from national universities and retired members from the diplomatic community. CAPSS also conducts brief orientation capsules for Armed Forces and officers of security and technological organisations.