The general trend in development of air combat systems is towards better performance of weapons and platforms, sensors with longer range, and effects produced by complex systems of systems. This development leads to faster combat by cooperative systems. The next generation of air combat systems will likely consist of complex networks of manned and unmanned aircraft and other systems that exchange and use large amounts of information. This places high demands on information management. Coordination and interoperability are central issues for national defence and international operations. The nature of armed conflicts means that regular communication and information management cannot always be upheld or do not always produce the desired effect. Therefore the socio-technical system as a whole needs to have the adaptive capacity to avoid degraded functions and capabilities. To get a better understanding of what adaptive capacity means for next generation air combat systems, an exploratory study was performed of success factors for adaptive capacity of current and future air combat systems. By using state of the art research in Resilience Engineering as its starting point, this report shows how these basic principles can be used for analysing technology trends, trends in military command and control, and the Swedish Armed Forces current and next generation systems. This report describes how adaptive capacity is relevant for next generation systems regarding doctrine, strategy, tactics, organisation, training, technology, and logistics, among other factors. The report provides suggestions for continued research and development to increase adaptive capacity and mission effectiveness in the future air force environment on both the short and long term.