The U.S. Navy faces uncertainty about the degree to which it will have to prepare for a high-end ...

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 called for a study of 'the prevalence...

The authors present detailed proposals to improve defense acquisition through initiatives focused...

Contrary to widespread perceptions, program office personnel do not spend inordinate amounts of t...

This report describes the research methodology, focus, and data collection processes of a study o...

Sea Basing, a concept fundamental to the U.S. Navy's operational vision for the 21st century, is ...

RAND analysts posit that federal budget deficit pressure may result in further Defense Department...

RAND Project Air Force assisted the Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability (AFWIC) in conce...

The authors evaluate roles for small ships in theater security cooperation, present a concept of ...

As Department of Defense plans for the next-generation space systems in an increasingly challengi...

As Navy aircraft age, leaders must decide whether to modify and upgrade the aging systems or repl...

Over the past several decades, increases in acquisition costs for U.S. Navy combatants have outpa...

The authors examine how the Department of the Navy's overly restrictive implementation of Goldwat...

Congressional concern with cost overruns in some major defense acquisition programs led to an inv...

Explores why military fixed-wing aircraft costs have escalated beyond the rates of commonly used ...

This evaluation of the participation of organizations within the Navy Enterprise in the Planning,...

To reduce the costs of maintaining the Aegis system, and to take advantage of rapidly evolving co...

This tool documents key but enduring aspects of how the Navy implements the Planning, Programming...

This report briefly summarizes a gap analysis and alternatives analysis of the Coast Guard cost-e...

Congressional concern with cost overruns, or breaches, in several major defense acquisition progr...

In support of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) efforts to improve mission effectiveness and effic...

Congressional concern with cost overruns, or breaches, in several major defense acquisition progr...

Assesses in what ways and to what degree unmanned surface vehicles are suitable for supporting U....

The authors analyze what motivates defense contractors to determine if better incentives exist to...

A companion piece to Options for Funding Aircraft Carriers that examines the pros and cons of app...

Congressional concern with cost overruns in some major defense acquisition programs led to an inv...

Congressional concern with cost overruns, or breaches, in several major defense acquisition progr...