Explores acceleration of the pace at which the U.S. Coast Guard can acquire surface and air assests that it will operate in teh deepwater environment and whether the original Integrated Deepwater System program to modernize its aging cutters and aircraft will provide the Coast Guard with a force structure to meet the demands of its traditional missions and emerging responsibilities.

The U.S. Coast Guard's Deepwater Force Modernization Plan: Can it be Accelerated? Will it Meet Changing Security Needs?

History

Alkire, Brien

Military

RAND Corporation

Alkire et al. provide a clear understanding of the operational, logistics, and cost trade-offs between three interdependent elements of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program: the number of LCSs in the fleet, the number of mission packages that those LCSs would require in order to perform a range of missions, and the number and locations of LCS homeports and mission package installation sites.

Littoral Combat Ships: Relating Performance to Mission Package Inventories, Homeports, and Installation Sites

Birkler, John

Dryden, James

Dolan, Lisa

Mason, Bryce

In this book, RAND provides an evaluation of the Navy's ongoing and proposed unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) programs and describes the most promising applications of those UASs to the Navy1s operational tasks. The book identifies robust communications as a key enabler for UASs in many operational tasks and recommends steps the Navy can take to ensure these communications are available.

Applications for Navy Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Science & Math

Kallimani, James G.

Wilson, Peter A.

Moore, Louis R.

Astronomy & Space Science

The geography of the Pacific can present challenges for command and control (C2) of air operations, especially in the face of attempts to disrupt C2. This report recommends methods for comparing and contrasting alternative organizational concepts for C2 of joint air operations in the Pacific and applies them to a selection of concepts for two different scenarios, humanitarian and disaster relief and a major war with a near-peer competitor.

Command and Control of Joint Air Operations in the Pacific: Methods for Comparing and Contrasting Alternative Concepts

Gordon, David

Baxter, Caroline

Chen, Christine

Romano, Daniel M.

Lingel, Sherrill

Menthe, Lance

Hanser, Lawrence M.

Carson, Christopher

In this report, the authors assess the state of artificial intelligence (AI) relevant to DoD and address misconceptions about it; conduct an independent and introspective assessment of the Department of Defense's posture in AI; and put forth a set of recommendations for internal actions, external engagements, and potential legislative or regulatory actions that could enhance the Department of Defense posture in AI.

The Department of Defense Posture for Artificial Intelligence: Assessment and Recommendations

Computers & Technology

Wyne, Ali

Shelton, William

Geist, Edward

Schlang, Danielle

Parker, Edward

Newberry, Sydne

Gehlhaus, Diana

Léveillé, Jasmin

Smith, Victoria M.

Mondschein, Jared

Vedula, Padmaja

Ryseff, James

Harris, Benjamin N.

Grana, Justin

Tingstad, Abbie

Sachs, Chandler

Tarraf, Danielle C.

Levedahl, Alexis

Elinoff, Dan

Hui, Eric

Schirmer, Peter

Warren, Kristin

Computer Science

To address concerns that warfare could extend to space, the national security space community has taken steps to enhance space mission assurance (SMA), leading to an increasing demand for assessments of SMA. The authors describe decisionmaker needs for assessments of SMA, challenges for conducting assessments, the shortfalls that may result from the challenges, and options for addressing the shortfalls.

Enhancing Assessments of Space Mission Assurance

Berry, Matthew

Dimarogonas, James

Martin, Nicholas

Kim, Yool

Blancett, David

Inamdar, Niraj

Nacouzi, George

Williams, William A.

Predd, Joel B.

Insights from the Plan Blue 21 Game: Examining the Role of Sensing and Partner and Allied Contributions to Competition with Russia in the Arctic (Rand Project Air Force: Research Report)

Anania, Katherine

Edenfield, Nathaniel

Bartels, Elizabeth M.

Ochmanek, David A.

Europe

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