Last year, CSBA said the Army could afford both FVL variants. What’s changed since then?

Last year, CSBA said the Army could afford both FVL variants. What’s changed since then?
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.

Advice For DIU At Five: Don’t Just Grow, LEAD

Advice For DIU At Five: Don’t Just Grow, LEAD
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

Esper Outlines New Navy, But Big Questions Remain
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

Support Swells For New Indo-Pacom Funding; Will Money Follow
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

Army Needs Bigger Army Budget To Build Big 6: Lt. Gen. Horlander
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.

Iran Missiles Strike Iraqi Bases; Analysis: ‘War’ Unlikely

Iran Missiles Strike Iraqi Bases; Analysis: ‘War’ Unlikely
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

US Electronic Warfare: You’re Doing It Wrong
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

How Much Sealift Does US Have For Crisis? It’s Not Sure
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

New Army Laser Could Kill Cruise Missiles
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.

How US Allies Can Keep An Electronic Eye On China

How US Allies Can Keep An Electronic Eye On China
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?

Beyond INF: An Affordable Arsenal Of Long-Range Missiles?
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

Two LPD Amphibious Ships Cut From 2020 Budget Plan
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

Pentagon To Retire USS Truman Early, Shrinking Carrier Fleet To 10
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.

‘Fight To Get To The Fight:’ Marine Amphibs Under The Gun

‘Fight To Get To The Fight:’ Marine Amphibs Under The Gun
‘Fight To Get To The Fight:’ Marine Amphibs Under The Gun

CAPITOL HILL: Threatened by hundreds of precision-guided munitions now in the hands of Russia and China, the Navy and Marine Corps continue to search for technologies and tactics that will allow them to operate close to the coastline without unsustainable losses. “We’re going to need long-range fires that can operate from a ship or from…