The Effectiveness of Remotely Piloted Aircraft in a Permissive Hunter-Killer Scenario
This report analyzes the operational effectiveness of three RPA design concepts, plus the MQ-9 Reaper as a baseline, on a...
The End of the Iraq War Offers Lessons for Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Policymakers and military commanders should use the lessons derived from the final years of U.S. involvement in Iraq to inform...
US, South Korea and Allies Should Prepare for Eventual Collapse of North Korea
Like the collapse of East Germany, the collapse of North Korea could occur suddenly and with little warning. But a...
A Cost Analysis of the US Air Force Overseas Posture: Informing Strategic Choices
This report seeks to inform the debate over the extent of U.S. military presence overseas by providing a rigorous estimate...
Airpower Options for Syria: Assessing Objectives and Missions for Aerial Intervention
As the Syrian civil war drags into its third year with mounting casualties and misery among the civilian population, and...
Long-Range Strike: A Comparative Analysis of Fighters, Bombers, and Missiles
Crisis stability and the means of maintaining it, crisis management, were central concerns in the Cold War. They are becoming...
Sea Power and American Interests in the Western Pacific
China sees American sea power in East Asian waters as threatening to itself, its regional aspirations, and possibly its global...
Lessons from the Army’s Future Combat Systems Program
The Future Combat Systems (FCS) program was the largest and most ambitious planned acquisition program in the Army's history. The...
Expendable Missiles vs. Reusable Platform: Costs and Historical Data
This report evaluates the economic wisdom of relying primarily on expendable weapons, such as cruise missiles, to conduct air-to-ground strike...
US Military Info Ops in Afghanistan: Effectiveness of Psychological Operations 2001-2010
The U.S. Marine Corps, which has long recognized the importance of influencing the civilian population in a counterinsurgency environment, requested...
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