2012-05-10T16:01:15Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/y/younossi_obaid.html http://www.rand.org/commentary/2008/04/29/PJ.html 2008-04-29T19:47:00Z 2008-04-29T19:47:00Z

As NATO's role in Afghanistan was debated in Bucharest recently, the bad headlines continued rolling in. And yet, on the ground, there is equally compelling evidence that the efforts of the international community are making a difference and conditions are improving, write Obaid Younossi and Peter Dahl Thruelsen.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/12/19/UPI.html 2006-12-19T12:00:00Z 2006-12-19T12:00:00Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: Afghanistan Needs Help, in United Press International.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2006/02/09/IHT.html 2006-02-09T12:00:01Z 2006-02-09T12:00:01Z

Published commentary by RAND staff: A Brain Drain Threatens Afghanistan's Future, in the International Herald Tribune.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG696.html 2008-06-25T10:05:00Z 2008-06-25T10:05:00Z

This report explores why, in recent decades, military fixed-wing aircraft costs have escalated faster than the rates of inflation, examining both economy-driven factors that the Services cannot control and customer-driven ones that they can.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG431.html 2006-08-16T12:19:00Z 2006-08-16T12:19:00Z

This monograph presents findings of a RAND Project AIR FORCE research project documenting lessons learned from the implementation of evolutionary acquisition (EA) strategies on major Defense Department military space programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG845.html 2009-05-13T12:25:00Z 2009-05-13T12:25:00Z

Assesses the progress of the Afghan National Army in the areas of recruitment, training, facilities, and operational capability and concludes that coalition forces will be needed to assist in the country for the foreseeable future.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG109.html 2004-11-22T15:06:00Z 2004-11-22T15:06:00Z

The authors examine the effects on cost of various trends in test and evaluation for certain military systems.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG670.html 2008-05-16T05:58:00Z 2008-05-16T05:58:00Z

Cost growth in major weapon-systems programs results from errors in estimation and scheduling, government decisions, financial matters, and miscellaneous sources, with decisions involving changes in requirements, quantities, and production schedules the dominant cause.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG413.html 2006-05-26T11:34:00Z 2006-05-26T11:34:00Z

Examines methods that cost analysts can use to estimate the systems engineering and program management cost element in the development and production of aircraft and weapons programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG789.html 2009-03-11T16:20:00Z 2009-03-11T16:20:00Z

Analyzes the underlying factors that triggered the unprecedented surge in titanium price after 2003 and reviews future market prospects and emerging technologies to assess their implications for the production cost of future military airframes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG797.html 2010-02-10T16:26:00Z 2010-02-10T16:26:00Z

Evaluates the costs and industrial base implications of alternative shutdown options for the F-22A program after the last production aircraft is delivered.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG415.html 2006-05-01T11:35:00Z 2006-05-01T11:35:00Z

Reviews ways of implementing cost uncertainty analysis to better understand the costs of future weapon systems.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG276.html 2005-09-13T12:00:00Z 2005-09-13T12:00:00Z

Examining these two programs illustrates the real difficulties and successes of the U.S. military aircraft acquisition process.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG681.html 2008-06-17T11:38:00Z 2008-06-17T11:38:00Z

Frames potential long-term U.S. security relationships with Iraq and Afghanistan in a regional context and posits roles of U.S. forces, especially the Air Force, in supporting these relationships under a variety of contingencies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG588.html 2007-08-11T01:33:00Z 2007-08-11T01:33:00Z

This study examines cost growth in completed and ongoing U.S. Department of Defense weapon system programs over the past three decades and finds that development cost growth has remained high and without any significant improvement.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG484.html 2006-04-20T16:00:00Z 2006-04-20T16:00:00Z

Examines why the increases in acquisition cost for U.S. naval ships have outpaced the rate of inflation over the past several decades.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR343.html 2006-07-12T11:47:00Z 2006-07-12T11:47:00Z

Our analysis shows that the Department of Defense (DoD) and the military departments have generally underestimated the cost of buying new weapon systems and that the growth is larger than previously thought.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9312.html 2008-07-10T04:08:00Z 2008-07-10T04:08:00Z

This research brief discusses long-term U.S. security relationships with Iraq, Afghanistan, and the surrounding regions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB159.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB194.html 2006-08-01T16:31:00Z 2006-08-01T16:31:00Z

This research brief summarizes lessons learned from the implementation of evolutionary acquisition strategies on U.S. Department of Defense space programs.