To counter China, America’s next CCA needs a different mission
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments' Greg Malandrino argues in this op-ed that a fight with China will require CCAs for defense as well as offense.
Last year, CSBA said the Army could afford both FVL variants. What’s changed since then?
The question of whether the Defense Department or the primes should own all the data rights to various elements of the FVL program is a simplistic, false choice, says a CSBA senior fellow.
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Three exercises that pushed counter–UAS from prototype to proven
Architecture that linked sensors, C2, RF effects, and lasers into a distributed c-UAS kill chain.
Advice For DIU At Five: Don’t Just Grow, LEAD
“DIU is punching above its weight and having an impact beyond its size,” acquisition guru Bill Greenwalt says. “Still, that will not be enough…. Unless the rest of the Department and Congress learns these lessons, we will continue to fall behind China.”
Esper Outlines New Navy, But Big Questions Remain
Convincing Congress that cutting carriers, building hundreds of unmanned ships, and constructing new classes of small boats will take some work.
Support Swells For New Indo-Pacom Funding; Will Money Follow
The National Defense Strategy called the Indo-Pacific the DoD's priority theater. “But all of us also recognize that strategy is budget and budget is strategy, and the budget numbers have not supported, to date, the Indo Pacific’s role as the primary theater.”
Army Needs Bigger Army Budget To Build Big 6: Lt. Gen. Horlander
“I know $178 billion, by anybody’s standard, is a lot of money, but I gotta tell you, this is a million-man Army,” the deputy comptroller told reporters. But cutting manpower is off the table – for now.
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Physics AI is different and changes the way defense systems are designed
Models that replicate real-world physics streamline design, testing and iteration processes.
Iran Missiles Strike Iraqi Bases; Analysis: ‘War’ Unlikely
We asked some of Washington's best informed and smartest people about the likely consequences of the killing of Iran's Qassem Soleimani.
US Electronic Warfare: You’re Doing It Wrong
CSBA says the US is investing in the wrong jammers to counter Russia and China’s powerful EW forces. There's another approach that would exploit our adversaries’ weaknesses.
How Much Sealift Does US Have For Crisis? It’s Not Sure
A new study points out that the Navy should do better at tracking how many ships it can call on in a pinch.
New Army Laser Could Kill Cruise Missiles
Instead of building a 100-kilowatt weapon, the Army now plans to leap straight to 250 or even 300 kW -- which could shoot down much tougher targets.
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Lessons learned that bring factory speed, adaptability and scalability to air-and-missile defense
Dwindling stockpiles and lessons learned from Ukraine and Iran are driving urgent needs for revamping manufacturing.
How US Allies Can Keep An Electronic Eye On China
The Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments has some new ideas for how even relatively poor allies can help keep the peace in the Pacific.
Beyond INF: An Affordable Arsenal Of Long-Range Missiles?
The US could develop more than a dozen different land-based weapons for $7 to $12 billion, thinktank CSBA estimates.
Two LPD Amphibious Ships Cut From 2020 Budget Plan
Are big, expensive vessels like amphibious ships and carriers too vulnerable in a long-range missile war with Russia or China?
Pentagon To Retire USS Truman Early, Shrinking Carrier Fleet To 10
The move could save more than $30 billion over 25 years to invest in high-tech weapons -- but Congress is sure to explode in outrage.