Research and Analysis
Independent defense and national security analysis across eight research domains.
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Sustaining the Digital Thread: Forward-Deployed Additive Manufacturing in Army Logistics
Forward AM capability exists. The digital thread that should connect engineering data packages to deployed printers does not. This paper examines the gap and the organizations responsible for closing it.
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The ANAD Continuum: Depot-to-Field Integration and the Limits of Contractor Logistics Support
Anniston Army Depot is the Army’s primary organic industrial base for heavy armor. This paper examines where the depot-to-field interface breaks down — and what command authority is needed to fix it.
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Range or Risk: Integrating Counter-Drone Systems into Live-Fire Training Frameworks
C-UAS systems are fielded. The ranges where soldiers train to use them are not ready to host live-fire employment. This brief examines the regulatory gap and proposes a tiered integration framework.
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The AGT-1500 Dependency: Transition Planning and Workforce Risk in the M1E3 Program
The Army is planning a powerplant transition for its primary combat vehicle. The workforce that maintains the current engine is not prepared for what replaces it. Neither is the training base.
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Logistics Under Threat: Prepositioned Stock Doctrine in a Contested Maritime Environment
Maritime Prepositioning Force doctrine was written for a different threat environment. This paper examines the planning assumptions that no longer hold and the force structure decisions that depend on them.
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The Readiness Trap: How CTC Rotations Consume the Readiness They Are Designed to Measure
Combat Training Center rotations are the Army’s gold standard for readiness assessment. They are also one of its primary mechanisms for consuming it. This commentary examines the structural tension.