Advances in Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) technology during the last 20 years have repeatedly promised a revolutionary shift in modern warfare. However recent high-profile failures, costs of development programmes, bureaucratic…
CSBA In the News
Defense Cuts: How Do You Buy 1.8 Submarines?
July 23, 2012 • In the News • Original: NPR
Congress created a monster when it decided that the entire government will face across-the-board cuts in January, unless an agreement on deficit reduction is reached. The deadline for the automatic…
Troops Rank, Compare Benefits in Survey
July 16, 2012 • In the News • Original: Army Times
A controversial new report on military compensation reveals unusual choices among current and former service members asked to weigh the relative value of their benefits. For example, they’d rather have…
Large IED Rips Through Blast-Proof Truck In Afghanistan, Killing Six
July 13, 2012 • In the News • Original: Inside Defense
A roadside bomb in Afghanistan that recently tore through the hull of an armored Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, killing six American soldiers, has been called “considerably larger” than bombs…
Troop Welfare
July 13, 2012 • In the News • Original: Wall Street Journal
The most sacred of political cows in the military budget is soldier pay and benefits. Both the House and Senate want to remove from the proposed 2013 Pentagon budget modest…