Jan 14, 2025

How America Can Rebuild Its Fleet to Counter China’s Maritime Dominance

Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Michael Roberts

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Bryan Clark & Michael Roberts

Commentary

• 4 Min Read

(February 10, 2024) — The Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) breaks away from the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) shortly before sunset after taking on fuel. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram)

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US Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin House, 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals an F-35A Lightning II from underneath a hardened facility on January 24, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (US Air Force)

Arms Control and Nonproliferation

Concrete Sky: Air Base Hardening in the Western Pacific

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Thomas H. Shugart

Adjunct Senior Fellow, CNAS

Timothy A. Walton & Thomas H. Shugart

Reports

7 Min Read

Caption: Fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) prepares to depart the floating dry dock ARCO (ARDM 5) at Naval Base Point Loma, California, on September 4, 2024. (US Navy photo by Aaron T. Smith)

Fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756) prepares to depart the floating dry dock ARCO (ARDM 5) at Naval Base Point Loma, California, on September 4, 2024. (US Navy photo by Aaron T. Smith)

POSTPONED | Righting the Ship: Strengthening US Navy Shipbuilding and Ship Repair

Bryan Clark, Hon. Nickolas Guertin, Glen Kim, Adam Beck, Greg Little, Michael Roberts

Jan 17, 2025

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The Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana transits Puget Sound on February 9, 2023. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian G. Reynolds)

An Assessment of the US Nuclear Enterprise with NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby

Jill Hruby, Rebeccah Heinrichs

Jan 16, 2025

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Ukrainian soldiers undergo intensive training at outdoor firing range on January 4, 2025, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Roman Chop/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Ukraine Military Situation Report | January 15

Can Kasapoğlu

Senior Fellow (Nonresident)

Can Kasapoğlu

Jan 15, 2025

Commentary

3 Min Read

U.S. Air Force Members from the 131st Bomb Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, begin preparations for a hot pit refuel on a B-2 Spirit at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 10, 2024. Hot pit refueling involves providing fuel to an aircraft immediately after it lands and engines running to minimize time spent on the ground and extend power projection capabilities. Bomber missions continue to contribute to joint force lethality and deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific by demonstrating the USAF’s ability to o

United States Air Force members begin preparations for a hot pit refuel on a B-2 Spirit in Guam, on September 10, 2024. (DVIDS)

The United States Can’t Afford to Not Harden Its Air Bases

Timothy A. Walton

Senior Fellow, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

Timothy A. Walton

Jan 15, 2025

Commentary

12 Min Read

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