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Ladd and Hay Receive CNA's Deployer Award for 2021

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CNA honored Research Scientist Dr. Mallory Ladd and Research Analyst Samantha Hay with the CNA Deployer Award for lengthy tours at sea. Ladd deployed on USS Carl Vinson with Carrier Strike Group 1 from July 2021 to February 2022. Hay has been deployed on USS Harry S Truman with Carrier Strike Group 8 since November 2021.

organization to improve strike planning and signal protection and control. “Embedding with a strike group staff and seeing your recommendations implemented by the command in real time is one of the most ... operations and multinational exercises. Ladd’s assessment of the “Air Wing of the Future” and the first carrier deployment of the F-35C and CMV-22B was recognized by command leadership as something ... policing operations. Hay’s report on the operational costs and benefits of carrier operations in the Aegean was respected by the highest levels of command. Other significant analytical contributions

Space Marines Opportunities for the Marine Corps

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The Marine Corps relies increasingly on space capabilities and needs specially trained Marines. The new Maritime Space Officer specialty is an initial step.

, and command and control structures are still in flux. Michael Johnson Alison Vernon /reports/2022/12/Space-Marine-Opportunities-for-the-Marine-Corps.pdf /reports/2022/12 ... publications, USMC concepts, MARADMINs, NAVMC Orders, Marine Corps Orders, prior CNA research, Army publications, news articles, and US Space Force (USSF) and US Space Command (USSPACECOM) documentation ... and Integration (DC CD&I)—and at Marine Corps Forces, US Space Command (MARFORSPACE), the Marine service component to USSPACECOM. For the purposes of this study, we define a Space Marine as any Marine

AI and Autonomy in Russia Issue 26

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CNA provides information and analysis of the field of civilian and military AI in Russia and how Russia is applying AI to its military capabilities. Issue 26.

command and control systems, precision-guided missiles, “advanced robotics with higher autonomy, and [means] to control drones and deep-water vessels.” On the previous day of this meeting, Putin also ... principles, as well as cutting-edge reconnaissance, navigation, communications and control systems.” He argued that it was important to “enhance the utility and combat sustainability of military products

Sand Wars: Maghreb, War for Northwest Africa

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SAND WARS is a strategic-operational level wargame of potential conflict between Algeria and Morocco.

military operations, but the game only addresses these indirectly—aside from a few events and player options. Furthermore, these armies have limited capabilities when it comes to command control ... of diplomatic, informational, military and economic activities that lie outside the control of players but which may affect their operations. SAND WARS is intended to show the full range of options

Wargaming Fourth-Generation Warfare

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Our research into the concepts embodied by the term Fourth Generation Warfare showed how important it is to distinguish what is new from what only seems new, and to understand the necessity of merging the two.

of merging the two. In game design, the key elements with which the designer must work have always included time, space, forces (or resources), effects, information, and command. Implicit ... , and means to create a game “universe” that reflects current and potential future realities Structure a framework for player actions and Control assessments that enables players to propose new ... ). This same structure allows us to provide a framework for the players themselves to introduce new ideas into the game without allowing flights of fancy—whether by those players themselves or by Game Control

intersections: Issue 12, January 2025

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Intersections is a CNA news digest of China’s efforts to acquire Western technology, and U.S. and partner efforts to protect that technology for national security.

that ChatBIT is currently being applied to "intelligence analysis" but may be applied to strategic planning, simulations, and command decision-making in the future. In addition, the Reuters report noted other ... are receiving continued state funding in their role as "national champion" companies working toward that objective. PRC Control over Critical Minerals In December 2024, the US Commerce Department's ... bombs, artillery, and gun barrels. What all these minerals have in common (besides their broad use across the US defense industrial base) is PRC control over production: China provides roughly half

ai and autonomy in russia: Issue 31, February 7, 2022

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, respectively—were delivered to the Russian military in 2021. According to Gorsky, these UGVs are equipped with additional armor protection; their vision and control systems have been significantly improved ... using Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicles. The MOD stated that the drones helped improve the situational awareness of mobile command posts. The Moscow-led CSTO mission deployed to Kazakhstan in January ... is designed to analyze sales data, automate control of shelf-stock, and integrate computer vision and voice services, among other desirable factors. Finally, Skolkovo has gained a new resident in Entera

china ai and autonomy report: Issue 18, June 30, 2022

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The China AI and Autonomy Report, issue 18, is a biweekly newsletter published by CNA, on artificial intelligence and autonomy in China.

will be characterized by distributed command systems operating over a wider area than current operations do. The rise of distributed command systems will also lead to the prominence of unmanned swarm ... technology, and autonomous navigation control technology." Prior to the June 2022 sea trial, the vessel reportedly conducted roughly 30 test voyages totaling more than 1,000 nautical miles on Poyang

pla update: Issue 8, March 23, 2023

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PLA Update, Issue 8, is a CNA China Studies Program monthly newsletter, with summaries of Chinese media coverage of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

Reserve Major Reserve Company Grade Officers Reserve Captain Command track officers: 45 Technical track officers: 50 Reserve Lieutenant Reserve Second Lieutenant ... environments. The upgraded system is reportedly located in a 600-square-meter space within the academy in which a red cell, blue cell, and control cell are situated in three sectors and physically ... modern maritime response actions" by improving levels of "automation and intelligentization in ship command." NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS PRC Favors Guns over Butter, Self-Reliance in Defense Tech

russian media analysis: Issue 5, December 5, 2021

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Russian Perspectives on Western Military Activities

situation and thoughts about the nature of the NATO threat to Russia. 4. NATO nuclear weapons and US-Russian arms control Numerous articles discuss NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg's November 19 ... for US-Russian arms control are slim. 5. Threats to Russia from US missile defense and space policies Several articles in trade publications discuss US policies on missile defense and in space ... Artillery Command. 7. The growing importance of information warfare The information space is the subject of two long articles in Russian newspapers, both of which argue that the issue