Nuclear submarine design resources at the shipyards,their suppliers, and the Navy may erode for lack of demand. Analysis of alternative workforce and workload management options suggests that the U.S. Navy should stretch out the design of the next submarine class and start it early or sustain design resources above the current demand, so that the next class may be designed on time, on budget, and with low risk.

Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities

History

Riposo, Jessie

Schank, John F.

Arena, Mark V.

DeLuca, Paul

Curry, Kimberly

Military

RAND Corporation

Nuclear submarine design resources at the shipyards, their suppliers, and the Navy may erode for lack of demand. Analysis of alternative workforce and workload management options suggests that the U.S. Navy should stretch out the design of the next submarine class and start it early or sustain design resources above the current demand, so that the next class may be designed on time, on budget, and with low risk.

Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Submarine Design Capabilities, Executive Summary

Schank, John

Arena, Mark

Although irregular warfare includes a range of activities in which naval forces have played an integral role, there has been little examination of the characteristics or potential of such operations in maritime environments. An assessment of the maritime component of a series of historical and ongoing operations reveals that current notions of irregular warfare would benefit from increased recognition of potentialmaritime contributions.

Characterizing and Exploring the Implications of Maritime Irregular Warfare

Nichiporuk, Brian

Dunigan, Molly

Chalk, Peter

Hoffmann, Dick

A Rand study analyzed trends in the development of Chinese and U.S. military capabilities in two scenarios (centered on Taiwan and the Spratly Islands) and multiple types of operations from 1996 to 2017.

The U.S.-China Military Scorecard: Forces, Geography, and the Evolving Balance of Power

Libicki, Martin C.

Morgan, Forrest E.

Hagen, Jeff

Heginbotham, Eric

Nixon, Michael

Heim, Jacob L.

Li, Sheng

Engstrom, Jeffrey

Shlapak, David A.

Frelinger, David R.

Laird, Burgess

Brady, Kyle

Morris, Lyle J.

Asia

As the U.S. National Defense Strategy recognizes, the United States is currently locked in a great-power competition with Russia. This report seeks to define areas where the United States can compete to its own advantage. It examines Russian vulnerabilities and anxieties; analyzes potential policy options to exploit them; and assesses the associated benefits, costs, and risks, as well as the likelihood of successful implementation.

Extending Russia: Competing from Advantageous Ground

Frederick, Bryan

Chandler, Nathan

Cohen, Raphael S.

Geist, Edward

Shatz, Howard J.

Williams, Brent

Americas

Australia's 2020 Defence Strategic Update calls for increased weapon inventories across the Australian Defence Force, and the authors of this report describe the relevance of five international case studies to Australia in relation to the creation of a Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise. Comparable enterprises in Japan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Canada and Norway are reviewed to identify the most relevant aspects of each country's experience and its lessons for the development of an Australian Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise. The examination provided is not meant to enumerate a list of definitive recommendations based on similar experiences in other countries but rather to highlight areas for consideration and broad early insights (or 'overall lessons') for the Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise. To support ongoing enterprise deliberations, the authors craft a framework for the enterprise, based on established best practices. The authors draw seven lessons for establishing a Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise. First and foremost is the need for such an enterprise to be bespoke to the Australian domestic and strategic context. Recognition of the complexity of creating such an enterprise is also crucial. The remaining lessons focus heavily on ensuring sustainable economic conditions for a sovereign enterprise, as well as prioritising partnerships and collaborations. Book jacket.

Establishing a Sovereign Guided Weapons Enterprise for Australia: International and Domestic Lessons Learned

Rhodes, Carl

Lucas, Caleb

Mouton, Christopher A.

Dowse, Andrew

Godges, John P.

Grissom, Adam R.

Silfversten, Erik

Supply Chain Interdependence and Geopolitical Vulnerability: The Case of Taiwan and High-End Semiconductors

Martin, Bradley

Baldwin, Laura H.

Whitehead, N. Peter

Henriquez Sanchez, Natalia

Hvizda, Mark

Smith, Colin David

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