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The Project on National Security Reform: Challenges and Requirements

March 19, 2009 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich

Introduction Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the opportunity to appear before you today, and to share my views on the Project on National Security Reform (PNSR). As we begin a…

Special Operations Forces: Challenges and Opportunities

March 3, 2009 • By Robert Martinage

Introduction Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to share my views on the challenges and opportunities facing U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF).1 SOF have figured prominently…

The US Navy: Charting a Course for Tomorrow’s Fleet

February 17, 2009 • By Robert Work

This paper assesses the adequacy and affordability of current US Navy plans in light of current trends in naval warfare, expected future budget environments, and, most importantly, the likely operational…

Near-Term Prospects for Battlefield Directed Energy

January 5, 2009 • By Tom Ehrhard, Andrew F. Krepinevich, and Barry Watts

For more than a decade, the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) has closely followed emerging technologies that, integrated with new operational concepts and organizational structures, offer the potential…

The Case for Long-Range Strike: 21st Century Scenarios

December 31, 2008 • By Barry Watts

Since 2005, US Air Force (USAF) leaders have committed themselves to fielding a new land-based, penetrating, long-range strike system (LRSS) by 2018. In March 2008, then USAF secretary Mike Wynne…