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The PLA Navy Anti-Access Role in a Taiwan Contingency This white paper attempts to put China's anti-access campaign into some historic context and states that, although it was developed with a Taiwan contingency, it is a responsive operational...
Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress The US Department of Defense (DOD), in its final report on the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), endorses the US Navy's desire to establish a second Atlantic Fleet CVN (nuclear...
Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress The US Navy had developed the Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Class carrier design as the successor to the Nimitz-Class carrier design and has plans for procuring at least three Ford-Class carriers,...
DOD Leases of Foreign-Built Ships: Background for Congress In recent years, the US Department of Defense (DOD) has used lease options and renewals to lease some foreign-built cargo ships for periods of ten years, which some observers argue...
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress The planned size of the navy, the rate of navy ship procurement and the prospective affordability of the navy's shipbuilding plans have been matters of concern for the congressional...
V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft: Background and Issues for Congress The US Department of Defense (DoD) has proposed, in its 2012 budget, $2.5bn funding for the procurement of additional V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to equip the US Marine Corps and US...
Navy Nuclear-Powered Surface Ships: Background, Issues and Options for Congress Members of Congress have expressed interest in expanding the use of nuclear power to a wide range of navy surface ships, beginning with a planned new cruiser programme, the...
The Marines' Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV): Background and Issues for Congress The expeditionary fighting vehicle (EFV) is an armoured amphibious vehicle programme that originated two decades ago to replace the 1970s-era amphibious assault vehicle...
Navy CG(X) Cruiser Program: Background for Congress The US Navy's CG(X) programme was launched as part of a Future Surface Combatant Programme aimed at acquiring a family of next-generation surface combatants to conduct anti-air warfare (AAW)...
Coastguard Deepwater Acquisition Programmes: Background, Oversight Issues and Options for Congress Coastguard Deepwater Acquisition Programmes: Background, Oversight Issues and Options for...
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Programme: Background, Issues and Options for Congress Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Programme: Background, Issues and Options for...
Coastguard Polar Icebreaker Modernisation: Background, Issues and Options for Congress Coastguard Polar Icebreaker Modernisation: Background, Issues and Options for...
Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress Navy Ship Names: Background for...
Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for...
Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for Congress Navy Shipboard Lasers for Surface, Air and Missile Defense: Background and Issues for...
Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programmes: Background and Issues for Congress Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programmes: Background and Issues for...
Navy Aegis Cruiser and Destroyer Modernisation: Background and Issues for Congress Navy Aegis Cruiser and Destroyer Modernisation: Background and Issues for...
Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues and Options for Congress Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues and Options for...
Littoral Combat Ship: An Examination of its Possible Concepts of Operation Littoral Combat Ship: An Examination of its Possible Concepts of...
China Naval Modernisation: Implications for US Navy Capabilities – Background and Issues for Congress China Naval Modernisation: Implications for US Navy Capabilities – Background and Issues for...
Sustainment Strategy for Harrier Aircraft Could Be Enhanced with Additional Metrics Sustainment Strategy for Harrier Aircraft Could Be Enhanced with Additional...
Submarine Operations and Requirements Future Naval...
Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defence: Background and Issues for Congress Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defence: Background and Issues for...
The French White Paper Goes Navy Blue The French White Paper Goes Navy...
Triad, Dyad, Monad? Shaping the US Nuclear Force of the Future Triad, Dyad, Monad? Shaping the US Nuclear Force of the...
Securing Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The Strategic Defence and Security Review Securing Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The Strategic Defence and Security...
The US Navy: Charting a Course for Tomorrow's Fleet The US Navy: Charting a Course for Tomorrow's...
Analysis of the Strategy to Combat Maritime Piracy Analysis of the Strategy to Combat Maritime...
Shaping the US Navy's Future Shaping the Navy's...
The Feasibility of a Corrosion-Resistant Ship The Feasibility of a Corrosion-Resistant...
Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Off the Coast of Somalia Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Off the Coast of...
The Australia-France Defence Co-operation Agreement - Implications for France in the South Pacific The Australia-France Defence Co-operation Agreement - Implications for France in the South...
China's Military Spending: Soft Rise or Hard Threat? China's Military Spending: Soft Rise or Hard...
2010 Quadrennial Defense Review 2010 Quadrennial Defense...
Major Proposals to Strengthen the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty: A Resource Guide for the 2010 Review Conference Major Proposals to Strengthen the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty: A Resource Guide for the 2010 Review...
Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation 2010 Military Doctrine of the Russian Federation...
Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare: The UK's 2009 Strategy for Countering International Terrorism Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare: The UK's 2009 Strategy for Countering International...
China Quadrennial Defence Review 2009 China Quadrennial Defence Review...
New Zealand Naval Forces' Long-Term Development Plan New Zealand Naval Forces' Long-Term Development...
The Future Air and Space Operational Concept The Future Air and Space Operational...
Chinese National Defence from 2008 Chinese National Defence from...
Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force 2030 Defending Australia in the Asia Pacific Century: Force...
National Security Strategy of Poland National Security Strategy of...
French White Paper on Defence and National Security French White Paper on Defence and National...
National Strategy of Defence: Peace and Security for Brazil National Strategy of Defence: Peace and Security for...
Finnish Security and Defence Policy 2009 Finnish Security and Defence Policy...
Review of Implementation: Ireland Review of Implementation:...
Adaptability and Partnership: Issues for a Strategic Defence Review Adaptability and Partnership: Issues for a Strategic Defence...
The Logic of Warfighting Experiments The Logic of Warfighting...
