Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments is pleased to release The Maturing Revolution in Military Affairs. The report, authored by Center Senior Fellow Barry Watts, considers the maturation of the…
Yearly Archives: 2011
CSBA Releases New Report on the Maturation of the Precision-Strike Regime
June 3, 2011 • By Natalya Anfilofyeva • Press Releases
As IEDs Multiplied In Afghanistan, Detection Rates Improved
June 2, 2011 • In the News • Original: San Diego Union-Tribune
The surge of troops sent to Afghanistan encountered soaring numbers of bombs hidden in paths and roads over the last year — and a corresponding jump in casualties. But as…
Fool Me Twice: How the United States Lost Lebanon—Again
June 1, 2011 • By Eric Edelman • Analysis
For the second time in three decades, a substantial American investment of time, money, and effort to strengthen the Lebanese government and support its fledgling democracy has come to very…
Defense Spending No ‘Sacred Cow’ As Republicans Look For Cuts
May 31, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
Defense Secretary Robert Gates in January proposed a five- year spending plan with $78 billion of net savings from canceling some programs, reducing troop numbers and cutting overhead. Republicans backed…
Pentagon’s Drone Surge Includes $5.3 Billion For General Atomics
May 31, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg Government
The number of aerial drones with combined strike and surveillance capabilities, such as General Atomics’ Reaper, will more than triple over the next decade, according to the U.S. Defense Department’s…