Studies
Moving Forward On Smart Grid
New information technologies make it possible to put in place a “smart grid” capable of two-way communication and many more functions to control supply and demand...
Reversing Industrial Decline: A Role for the Defense Budget
After dominating global industrial activity for a century, the United States is losing its edge in manufacturing to other nations. Over the last 30 years, manufacturing has fallen from a quarter to an . . .
E-2D and Maritime Security
The greatest threats to Navy ships in the years ahead come from missile proliferation and submarines, but the best defense starts in the sky with the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. “State actors and non-state . . .
U.S. Naval Options for Influencing Iran
Engaging Iran is both a difficult and complex endeavor. The United States will need to use all the tools at its disposal. One of the advantages the United States possesses in dealing with Iran is its . . .
Performance-Based Logistics: A Primer for the New Administration
President Obama faces a crisis in security as daunting as that in the economy. Simply stated, the costs of operations and support – in essence, the day-to-day costs of running the U.S. Department of Defense . . .
Radford Army Ammunition Plant: The Heart of the U.S. Ammunition Supply Chain
Nothing is more important to the effectiveness, security and survival of men and women in combat than their supply of ammunition. This truth was brought home to the U.S. military in Operations Iraqi Freedom . . .
Missile Defense: The Boost-Phase Advantage
Ballistic missiles equipped with nuclear warheads and other mechanisms of mass destruction are the most potent weapons that America’s defenders face. The number of ballistic missiles in global arsenals . . .
Hidden Danger: The Threat To America’s Networks
Digital networks are the nervous system of our civilization, essential to commerce and culture. The entire economy, from banking to utilities to manufacturing to healthcare, relies on. . .
Cargo Loaders In Future Air Mobility
Cargo loaders are essential to air mobility at major US aerial ports and rugged overseas bases. C-130s, C-17s, giant C-5s and a wide range of contract airlifters from 747s to Russian Antonovs all share one. . .
Chemical & Biological Threats: Surveillance as the First Line of Defense
Chemical and biological agents, whether in the form of weapons employed by terrorists or rogue states, toxic spills or naturally occurring pandemics, pose a significant risk to the ...