Research and Analysis
Independent defense and national security analysis across eight research domains.
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Additive Manufacturing QC in Maritime Operations
Survey of Current State and Near-Term Outlook for At-Sea Deployment A Crucible Insight White Paper | May 2026 Abstract This white paper assesses the quality-control architecture governing additive manufacturing in DoD maritime operations, with specific attention to shipboard and at-sea deployment across the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, and Military Sealift Command.…
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Mosaic Warfare Logistics
Logistics and Sustainment for Distributed, Attritable Forces in Contested Environments A Crucible Insight White Paper | May 2026 Abstract This white paper assesses the logistics and sustainment posture required to support mosaic-aligned operational concepts (distributed, attritable, composable forces operating inside an adversary’s weapons engagement zone) against current United States capability. The analysis draws on Joint…
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Mosaic Warfare
Force Design for Contested Multi-Domain Operations A Crucible Insight White Paper | May 2026 Abstract This white paper examines Mosaic Warfare, the force design concept developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Strategic Technology Office and articulated publicly in August 2017, as it applies across the warfighting domains of air, land, sea, space, and…