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China Becoming a Maritime Power

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In November 2012, then president Hu Jintao declared that China’s objective was to become a strong or great maritime power. This report, based on papers written by China experts for this CNA project, explores that decision and the implications it has for the United States. It analyzes Chinese thinking on what a maritime power is, why Beijing wants to become a maritime power, what shortfalls it believes it must address in order to become a maritime power, and when it believes it will become a maritime power (as it defines the term). The report then explores the component pieces of China’s maritime power—its navy, coast guard, maritime militia, merchant marine, and shipbuilding and fishing industries. It also addresses some policy options available to the U.S. government to prepare for—and, if deemed necessary, mitigate—the impact that China’s becoming a maritime power would have for U.S. interests.

of careful Chinese consideration of, and appreciation for, the importance of the maritime domain to China’s continued development, to China’s security, and to China’s vision of its place in the world ... law enforcement force. Why does China want to become a maritime power? China’s strategic circumstances have changed dramatically over the past 20 years. The dramatic growth in China’s economic

Unconventional Warfare and Counterinsurgency in Pakistan

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Much has changed in the government’s thinking over the last 11 years. Yet the transition remains largely hesitant and partial. U.S. and NATO forces are pulling back from Afghanistan, and the Taliban is poised to regain at least some of its former power. At the same time, India has modernized its military and strengthened its alliances with the western powers. These trends create strong incentives for the military to, at the very least, retain the unconventional warfare option. The challenge for the Unites States going forward will be to ensure that Pakistan continues to move in the right direction and does not revert back to its earlier policies.

reluctantly and only partially – as a result of intense U.S. pressure, the development and spread of a Taliban-inspired insurgency against the Pakistani state, and growing terrorist attacks in major ... and paramilitaries have been killed in these operations. These efforts have considerably weakened the Taliban-inspired insurgency in Pakistan, yet it remains a potent force. Much of Pakistan’s

Navy Shore Infrastructure Investment Support

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This paper describes the development process that CNA used to create a new methodology for the Navy to assess shore infrastructure readiness for support tasking, and it documents the design concepts for a shore facilities investment model. This model was developed as a programming tool for OPNAV N46 staff to adjust investment project profiles and funding levels to achieve desired performance output levels at the end of the current FYDP. The methodology involved creating measures of merit to quantify the current and future performance levels and a functional segmentation of the infrastructure to provide a greater understanding of shore support capabilities and shortfalls. The new technique required a method for indexing the measures of merit together in a consistent manner to provide the Navy with an ongoing readiness assessment number. It also required the creation of a baseline year infrastructure inventory assessment to use as the starting point for analyzing future year impact of current shore investment funding profiles. We developed a process to quantify the projected impact of proposed military construction and special projects upon the measures of merit.

Navy Shore Infrastructure Investment Support Navy Shore Infrastructure Investment Support: Modeling of Investment to Output Performance and Readiness This paper describes the development process ... into an overall quality index rating. This rating system would be used as a decision support tool for Navy facility investment funds. The development goals for the model were: To create a reliable ... for quality assessment and able to balance infrastructure investments within the shore fund portfolio. To create a process that links force structure to infrastructure sites. To be a stand-alone

Emerging Technologies and Civilian Harm Mitigation

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CNA analysis of military operations has shown that it is possible to simultaneously improve military effectiveness and lessen civilian harm.

in the use of military force. In international discussions regarding military applications of emerging technologies, the chief concern is whether applications of AI could be inherently indiscriminate ... . To this end, USAID is leading the development of a new communication system—the Human Security Information System (HSIS)—to provide a secure means to improve the fidelity and completeness of the civilian

Cyber, IT Systems, and Networks | Systems, Tactics, and Force Development

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Cyber, IT Systems, and Networks Cyber, IT Systems, and Networks | Systems, Tactics, and Force Development https://www.youtube.com/embed/H-jfqMapKmk https://youtu.be/H-jfqMapKmk /our-media/videos

Making Parachute Safety in The Wind Top of Mind at Topgun

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Dr. Robyn Lalime brought physics and mathematics to bear on the problem of wind speed and parachute safety.

to hear concerns. Winds often whipped across the Nevada desert at Naval Air Station Fallon, home of TOPGUN and the rest of the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center. Some on the TOPGUN staff ... of three different parachutes in varying winds. And she dragged her own weighted flight suit across asphalt and desert sand, measuring newtons of force to establish a coefficient of friction for a Nomex ... departed from TOPGUN. (Today she’s still in CNA’s Field Program, billeted to the Naval Information Warfighting Development Center in Norfolk, VA.) The flight school staff asked for the findings

Navy Interoperability: Making Weapons Work as One

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CNA analyzes interoperability of naval systems so ship and aircraft data links share the same air-picture data and weapons systems work together seamlessly.

, as are radar operators high above in the Air Force AWACS command-and-control plane. The pilot of the intercepting F-18 fighter sees the approaching plane on the screen too. But there’s a problem. Though ... . In fact, CNA led the development of a process to measure and quantify interoperability, creating a whole new way to look at the interconnected world of weapons systems. Quantifying data link ... this research brought to the problem helped lead to the development of a new track-correlation algorithm that is now nearly universal in weapons systems in the U.S. and allied militaries. A decade later

Expeditionary Warfare Program

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Quantitative warfighting analyses in support of the U.S. Marine Corps and operating forces in expeditionary warfare, mine warfare and land-based combat.

in the development of the Maritime Prepositioning Force none You have brought the full research capability of the Center for Naval Analyses to bear on a unique and difficult problem set … helping us develop ... . Two-thirds of the analytical team work on-site at Marine Corps commands in the national capital region and across the globe. Key issues include expeditionary warfare, force design, mine warfare ... Joint Counter-Assault Campaign (JCAC) Concept Of Employment report Redesigning The Maritime Prepositioning Force report Lightning Carrier Operations: A Preliminary Analysis report Most of the work

Surface Warfare Program

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Independent CNA assessments of how ship systems perform, how to improve that performance through tactical innovation, and what new systems to procure to enable high-end fleet capabilities.

objective feedback to better defend the fleet case-study CNA Surface Warfare | Systems, Tactics, and Force Development https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZffqJNRt3k0 small gray full Analyst Dr. Rahul

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 14, May 5, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 14, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

: From the "strong beating the weak" to the "intelligent beating the dull." The article argues that intelligent warfare will transform the basis for winning wars from traditional force advantages ... published by Baidu and posted on social media highlight that, in 2021, Baidu's research and development accounted for 23 percent of core revenue. [25] Baidu Chief Technology Officer Wang Haifeng