Defense Systems

2010

Strategies for Maintaining the Navy's and Marine Corps' Inventories of Fighter Aircraft
May 2010pdfblog post

An Analysis of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2011 Shipbuilding Plan
May 2010summarypdfblog post

The Long-Term Outlook for the U.S. Navy's Fleet
January 20, 2010htmlpdfblog post
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

Long-Term Implications of the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Budget
January 2010pdfblog post

 

2009

Long-Term Implications of the Department of Defense's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Submission
November 18, 2009htmlpdfblog post
Testimony before the Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

Long-Term Implications of the Department of Defense's Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Submission
October 14, 2009pdfblog post
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Options for Combining the Navy's and the Coast Guard's Small Combatant Programs
July 2009pdfblog post

An Analysis of the Army's Transformation Programs and Possible Alternatives
June 2009summarypdfblog post

Alternatives for Modernizing U.S. Fighter Forces
May 2009summarypdfblog post

Options for Deploying Missile Defenses in Europe
February 2009pdfblog post

The Army's Wireless Communications Programs
February 12, 2009pdf
Letter to the Honorable Neil Abercrombie

The 2009 Future Years Defense Program: Implications and Alternatives
February 4, 2009pdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Long-Term Implications of the Fiscal Year 2009 Future Years Defense Program
January 2009htmlpdfadditional infoblog post

 

2008

An Analysis of NASA's Plans for Continuing Human Spaceflight After Retiring the Space Shuttle
November 3, 2008htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Dave Weldon, M.D.

The Navy's Surface Combatant Programs
July 31, 2008htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, Committee on Armed Services

Resource Implications of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2009 Shipbuilding Plan
June 9, 2008pdfblog post
Letter to the Honorable Gene Taylor

The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2008
March 2008htmlpdf

Testimony on Current and Projected Navy Shipbuilding Programs
March 14, 2008htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Seapower and the Expeditionary Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

A Comparison of Science and Technology Funding for DOD's Space and Nonspace Programs
January 15, 2008htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Terry Everett

 

2007

Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Summary Update for Fiscal Year 2008
December 2007htmlpdfblog post

Modernizing the Army's Rotary-Wing Aviation Fleet
November 2007htmlpdf

Crew Rotation in the Navy: The Long-Term Effect on Forward Presence
October 2007pdf

Replacing and Repairing Equipment Used In Iraq and Afghanistan: The Army's Reset Program
September 2007pdf

Testimony on the Navy's 2008 Shipbuilding Plan and Key Ship Programs
July 24, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

Sea Basing and Alternatives for Deploying and Sustaining Ground Combat Forces
July 2007htmlpdf

Preliminary Assessment of the Cost of Developing, Fielding, and Operating a Fleet of Airborne Lasers as Part of the Ballistic Missile Defense System
May 9, 2007pdf
Letter to the Honorable Ellen O. Tauscher

The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2007
April 2007htmlpdf

Resource Implications of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2008 Shipbuilding Plan
March 23, 2007pdf
Letter to the Honorable Gene Taylor

Alternatives for Military Space Radar
January 2007pdf

 

2006

Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Summary Update for Fiscal Year 2007
October 2006pdf

Alternatives for Connecting Remote Department of Defense Facilities to the Global Information Grid
September 15, 2006pdf
Letter to the Honorable John Warner

The Army's Future Combat Systems Program and Alternatives
August 2006pdf

Testimony on the Air Force's Proposal for Procuring F-22 Fighters
July 25, 2006htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on AirLand, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate

Options for the Navy's Future Fleet
May 2006pdf

Testimony on the Army's Future Combat Systems Program
April 4, 2006pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Potential Costs of the Navy's 2006 Shipbuilding Plan
March 30, 2006pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Projection Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Air Force's Proposal for Procuring F-22 Fighters
March 28, 2006pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on AirLand, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate

Alternatives for Long-Range Ground-Attack Systems
March 2006pdf

The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans and Alternatives: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2006
January 2006pdf

 

2005

Resource Implications of the Navy's 313-Ship Plan
December 16, 2005pdf
Letter to the Honorable Roscoe Bartlett

The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans and Alternatives: Summary Update for Fiscal Year 2006
October 2005pdf

Options for Strategic Military Transportation Systems
September 2005pdf

Testimony on the Navy's DD(X) Destroyer Program
July 19, 2005pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Projection Forces, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

Resource Implications of the Navy's Interim Report on Shipbuilding
April 25, 2005htmlpdf
Letter to Honorable Judd Gregg

Resource Implications of the Navy's Interim Report on Shipbuilding
April 25, 2005htmlpdf
Letter to Honorable Roscoe G. Bartlett

Testimony on the Potential Costs Resulting from Increased Usage of Military Equipment in Ongoing Operations
April 6, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Readiness, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

The Potential Costs Resulting from Increased Usage of Military Equipment in Ongoing Operations
March 18, 2005htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Ike Skelton

Issues Associated with the Global Information Grid Bandwidth Expansion
February 28, 2005htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman

 

2004

The Future of the Navy's Amphibious and Maritime Prepositioning Forces
November 2004htmlpdf

The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Summary Update for Fiscal Year 2005
September 2004htmlpdf

The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2005
September 2004htmlpdf

Alternatives for Boost-Phase Missile Defense
July 2004htmlpdf

The Cost of Implementing the Additional Protocol to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
March 5, 2004htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Richard G. Lugar

The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Detailed Update for Fiscal Year 2004
February 2004htmlpdf

 

2003

Estimated Cost of Two Alternatives to the Air Force's Proposal to Lease 100 Boeing 767 Aircraft
November 13, 2003htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable John McCain

Evaluation of the Department of Defense's response to Senator Warner's request for alternative strategies for acquiring 100 Boeing KC-767A tanker aircraft
October 16, 2003htmlpdf

Testimony on the Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans
October 16, 2003htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on CBO's Assessment of the Air Force's Plan to Acquire 100 Boeing Tanker Aircraft
September 4, 2003htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate

Testimony on CBO's Assessment of the Air Force's Plan to Acquire 100 Boeing Tanker Aircraft
September 3, 2003htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate

Letter to the Honorable Don Nickles regarding the Air Force's plan to acquire 100 Boeing tanker aircraft
August 26, 2003htmlpdf

The Army's Bandwidth Bottleneck
August 2003htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable Ted Stevens regarding NASA's space flight operations contract and other technologically complex government activities conducted by contractors
July 29, 2003htmlpdf

The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans: Summary Update for Fiscal Year 2004
July 2003htmlpdf

Transforming the Navy's Surface Combatant Force
April 7, 2003htmlpdf

Transforming the Navy's Surface Combatant Force
March 2003htmlpdf

The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans
January 2003htmlpdf

 

2002

Letter to the Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr., regarding estimated costs and savings from implementing the Moscow Treaty
September 24, 2002htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable Curt Weldon regarding leasing of 737 aircraft
July 23, 2002htmlpdf

Letter to Senator McCain regarding costs of alternatives for modernizing the Air Force tanker fleet
May 7, 2002htmlpdf

Increasing the Mission Capability of the Attack Submarine Force
March 2002htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable Thomas Daschle regarding potential costs of national missile defense systems
January 31, 2002htmlpdf

 

2001

The Effects of Aging on the Costs of Operating and Maintaining Military Equipment
August 2001htmlpdf

 

2000

Budgeting for Defense: Maintaining Today's Forces
September 2000htmlpdf

Budgetary and Technical Implications of the Administration's Plan for National Missile Defense
April 2000htmlpdf

Budget Options for National Defense
March 2000htmlpdf

 

1999

Letter to the Honorable Tom Daschle regarding the analysis of additional options that would improve Russia's access to early-warning information
August 24, 1999htmlpdf

Cooperative Approaches to Halt Russian Nuclear Proliferation and Improve the Openness of Nuclear Disarmament
May 1999htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable Pete V. Domenici regarding the costs to the U.S. of current and potential participation in NATO's operations in Yugoslavia
April 15, 1999htmlpdf

Testimony on Modernizing Tactical Aircraft
March 10, 1999htmlpdf

Testimony on Aging Military Equipment
February 24, 1999htmlpdf

 

1998

Letter to the Honorable Tom Daschle regarding improving Russia's access to early-warning information
September 3, 1998htmlpdf

The Department of Defense's Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations
September 1998htmlpdf

Options for Enhancing the Department of Defense's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Programs
September 1998htmlpdf

Estimated Budgetary Effects of Alternatives for Producing Tritium
August 1998htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable Curt Weldon regarding the estimated cost of three tactical aircraft programs to reflect changes resulting from the 1997 Quadrennial Defense Review
July 23, 1998htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable Thomas A. Daschle regarding the estimated budgetary impacts of alternative levels of strategic forces
March 18, 1998htmlpdf

 

1997

Preserving the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Under a Comprehensive Test Ban
May 1997pdf

Testimony on Modernizing Tactical Aircraft
April 16, 1997htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Airland Forces, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate

Testimony on Modernizing Tactical Aircraft
March 5, 1997htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development and the Subcommittee on Military Procurement, Committee on National Security, U.S. House of Representatives

Moving U.S. Forces: Options for Strategic Mobility
February 1997htmlpdf

A Look at Tomorrow's Tactical Air Forces
January 1997pdf

 

1996

Testimony on Modernizing Tactical Aircraft
June 27, 1996htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development and the Subcommittee on Military Procurement, Committee on National Security, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1995

An Analysis of U.S. Army Helicopter Programs
December 1995htmlpdf

Options for Strategic Airlift
October 1995htmlpdf

Implications of Consolidating Construction of all Nuclear-Powered Ships at a Single Shipyard
July 28, 1995pdf
Letter to the Honorable John McCain

Options for Enhancing the Bomber Force
July 1995pdf

Testimony on Attack Submarine Programs
May 16, 1995htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Seapower, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate

 

1994

The Bomb's Custodians
July 1994pdf

The Future of Theater Missile Defense
June 1994htmlpdf

 

1993

The C-17: Costs and Alternatives
August 1993pdf

Theater Ballistic Missile Defenses: Selected Issues
July 1993pdf

Rethinking the Trident Force
July 1993pdf

The Technology Reinvestment Project: Integrating Military and Civilian Industries
July 1993pdf

Options for Fighter and Attack Aircraft: Costs and Capabilities
May 1993pdf
Staff Memorandum

The Capability and Long-Term Costs of Tactical Aircraft in the Air Force and the Navy
April 28, 1993pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Military Acquisition and the Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

Implementing START II
March 1993pdf

 

1992

Limiting Conventional Arms Exports to the Middle East
September 1992pdf

Budgetary Impact of Bush/Yeltsin Accord
June 1992pdf

Costs of Alternative Approaches to SDI
May 1992htmlpdf

Testimony on the Capability and Cost of the Tactical Aircraft in the Air Force and the Navy
April 29, 1992htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Procurement and Military Nuclear Systems and the Subcommittee on Research and Development, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

Balance and Affordability of the Fighter and Attack Aircraft Fleets of the Department of Defense
April 1992pdf

The Economic Effects of Reduced Defense Spending
February 1992pdf

The Budgetary Impact of Limiting Strategic Defense Initiative Programs
January 1992htmlpdf

 

1991

The START Treaty And Beyond
October 1991pdf

Testimony on Reducing U.S. Nuclear Forces
September 25, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate

Selected Weapons Costs from the President's 1992-1993 Program
May 1991pdf

Budgetary and Military Consequences of the CFE Treaty: An Update
March 1991pdf

 

1990

Savings from a 25 Percent Reduction in the Defense Department's Forces
June 1990pdf

Testimony on Trends in the Navy's Shipbuilding Budgets
May 22, 1990pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Projection Forces and Regional Defense, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate

Alternative Procurement Programs for the B-2 Bomber: Effects on Capability and Costs
April 1990pdf

Testimony on the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks and Conventional Forces in Europe Treaties
February 27, 1990pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel and Compensation, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

Budgetary and Military Effects of the Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) Treaty
February 1990pdf

 

1989

Budgetary Effects of the President's Conventional Arms Proposal
June 1989pdf

 

1988

Costs of Supporting and Modernizing Current U.S. Military Forces
September 1988pdf

The B-12 Bomber and Options for Enhancements
August 1988htmlpdf

Concurrent Weapons Development and Production
August 1988htmlpdf

Budgetary Effects of Deploying a Strategic Defense System, 1993-2002
April 1988htmlpdf

Testimony on the Early Retirement of Navy Aircraft Carriers
March 23, 1988pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Projection Forces and Regional Defense, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate

 

1987

The Trident II Missile Test Program: Implications for Arms Control
November 1987htmlpdf

Effects of Weapons Procurement Stretch-Outs on Costs and Schedules
November 1987htmlpdf

Modernizing U.S. Strategic Offensive Forces: Costs, Effects, and Alternatives
November 1987htmlpdf

Naval Combat Aircraft: Issues and Options
November 1987htmlpdf

Assessing the Effectiveness of Milestone Budgeting
July 1987htmlpdf

Testimony on the Budget of the Strategic Defense Initiative
March 26, 1987pdf
Testimony before the Defense Policy Panel and the Subcommittee on Research and Development, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Represenatatives

Testimony on Navy Aircraft
March 26, 1987pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Conventional Forces and Alliance Defense, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate

Testimony on the Pace of Weapons Production for the Department of Defense
March 17, 1987pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Conventional Forces and Alliance Defense and the Subcommittee on Defense Industry and Technology, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate

 

1986

Improving Strategic Mobility: The C-17 Program and Alternatives
September 1986htmlpdf

The Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM): Current Plans and Alternatives
August 1986pdf

Inflation Savings in U.S. Air Force Programs Resulting From Economic Price Adjustment: An Update
August 1986htmlpdf

Alternative Strategies for Increasing Multiyear Procurement
July 1986htmlpdf

Trident II Missiles: Capability, Costs, and Alternatives
July 1986htmlpdf

Alternatives for an Air Force Trainer: T-46 or Modified T-37
March 1986htmlpdf

Trident II Missile Test Program
February 1986htmlpdf

The MX Missile Test Program and Alternatives
February 1986htmlpdf

The MX Missile Test Program
January 1986htmlpdf

 

1985

Options for an Air Force Tactical Fighter Competition
October 1985pdf

Modernizing the Aerial Tanker Fleet: Prospects for Capacity, Timing, and Cost
September 1985pdf

Inflation Savings in U.S. Air Force Aircraft Programs Generated by Economic Price Adjustment Clauses
August 1985htmlpdf

Tactical Combat Forces of the United States Air Force: Issues and Alternatives
April 1985pdf

Combat Aircraft Plans in the Department of the Navy: Key Issues
March 1985pdf

 

1984

Analysis of Aerial Tanker Re-Engineering Programs
September 1984htmlpdf

U.S. Shipping and Shipbuilding: Trends and Policy Choices
August 1984pdf

A Review of the Department of Defense December 31, 1983 Selected Acquisition Report
July 1984pdf

Tactical Combat Forces of the United States Air Force: Issues and Alternatives
May 1984htmlpdf

Analysis of the Costs of the Administration's Strategic Defense Initiative, 1985-1989
May 1984htmlpdf

Preliminary Analysis of Equipping the Total Army and POMCUS Sets 5 and 6
April 1984pdf
Staff Memorandum

An Analysis of Administration Strategic Arms Reduction And Modernization Proposals
March 1984pdf

Meeting Future Airlift Requirements: Briefing on Preliminary Analysis of Costs of Alternative Approaches
March 1984pdf

 

1983

A Review of the Department of Defense, December 31, 1982, Selected Acquisition Reports
August 1983pdf

Modernizing U.S. Strategic Offensive Forces: The Administration's Program and Alternatives
May 1983htmlpdf

Selected Weapons Costs from the President's 1984 Program
March 1983pdf

Cost Estimating for Air-to-Air Missiles
January 1983pdf

 

1982

A Review of the Department of Defense September 30, 1982, Selected Acquisiition Report
December 1982pdf

Contribution of MX to the Strategic Force Modernization Program
November 1982pdf

Cost Growth in Weapon Systems: Recent Experience and Possible Remedies
October 1982htmlpdf

Past Trends in Procurement of Air Intercept Missiles and Implications for the Advanced Medium-Range Air-To-Air Missile Program (AMRAAM)
October 1982htmlpdf

A Review of the Department of Defense
September 1982pdf

A Review of the Department of Defense, December 31, 1981, Selected Acquisition Report (SAR)
May 1982pdf

Costs of Expanding and Modernizing the Navy's Carrier-Based Air Forces
May 1982htmlpdf

Aerial Tanker Force Modernization
March 1982htmlpdf

 

1981

A Review of the Department of Defense September 30, 1981, Selected Acquisition Report
December 1981pdf

Strategic Command, Control, and Communications: Alternative Approaches for Modernization
October 1981htmlpdf

Costs of Deploying the MX Weapon System
May 1981pdf
Staff Memorandum

Costs and Benefits to the United States of the NATO Infrastructure Program
April 1981pdf

 

1978

Planning U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces for the 1980s
June 1978pdf

 

1976

Planning U.S. General Purpose Forces: Army Procurement Issues
December 1976pdf
Budget Issue Paper