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http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/05/07.html May 7, 2007 May 7, 2007

May 7, 2007 news release: Navy Should Start Next Nuclear Submarine Design Phase Early to Prevent Engineering Brain Drain, RAND Study Finds.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2007/05/17.html May 17, 2007 May 17, 2007

May 17, 2007 news release: New Security Threats Beyond Iraq Will Require Changes in Military Deployments and Structure, RAND Study Says.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CF145.html Jan 1, 1999 Jan 1, 1999

A July 1998 conference, held in San Diego, California, brought together Chinese military experts to discuss the non-hardware side of the People's Liberation Army's modernization.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP381-2010-06.html Jun 9, 2010 Jun 9, 2010

<p>&ldquo;New Security Challenges,&rdquo; an intensive weeklong program offered by the Pardee RAND Graduate School, equips participants with both an understanding of the most critical current policy challenges and the most up-to-date analytical techniques for addressing them. The program aims to give participants both knowledge and tools they can employ upon their return to their organizations. This brochure describes the 2010 program, course offerings, and faculty.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR709.html Jan 1, 1996 Jan 1, 1996

Examines the Russian military's options for achieving weapons modernization and new weapons development through either a revitalized state military research and development (R&D) sector or a robust civil scientific and technical (S&T) sector.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR905.html Jan 1, 1998 Jan 1, 1998

Military resource allocation choices are often contentious, especially when &mdash; as now &mdash; international events and domestic budgets require significant changes in the character and capabilities of U.S. military forces.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1092.html Apr 18, 2011 Apr 18, 2011

To meet the demands of the past decade of conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army has adopted a rotational strategy based on the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) model, but equipping policies have not yet been adapted to the model. This report analyzes how the Army might reduce equipment in early phases of the ARFORGEN cycle, how changes might be applied across Army units and equipment, and how changes might affect near- and far-term budgets.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1108.html Jul 13, 2011 Jul 13, 2011

Over the past decade, U.S. Marine Corps intelligence has had to tailor its organization to meet the evolving demands of the operational environment. A broad review of its design examined how to align it efficiently and effectively with current and future missions and functions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG253.html Mar 3, 2005 Mar 3, 2005

<p>Analyzes the contrasting military responses of various militaries to the internal combustion engine between World War I and World War II. Incorporating new technology requires a change in military process (i.e., reengineering); the author sets forth the conditions necessary for successful military reengineering.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG499.html May 17, 2007 May 17, 2007

<p>Effectively addressing emerging threats, including those that Islamist terrorist groups, nuclear-armed regional adversaries, and other enemy forces pose, will require all four U.S. military services to rethink the way forces are manned, equipped and deployed.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG530z1.html Jan 11, 2007 Jan 11, 2007

<p>The Army must transform its institutional activities to align them with operating forces to improve support and release resources from institutional activities. This document is the executive summary for MG-530-A, <em>What the Army Needs to Know to Align Its Operational and Institutional Activities</em>, which provides a model for evaluating value chains to promote the alignment of needs and resources.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG565.html Jul 31, 2007 Jul 31, 2007

<p>The U.S. military's current general airlift forces are suitable for the majority of counterinsurgency missions, but need substantial reinvestment and some realignment in order to be most effective.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG654.html May 27, 2009 May 27, 2009

<p>The authors aim to assist the U.S. Army in understanding &ldquo;influence operations,&rdquo; capabilities that may allow the United States to effectively influence the attitudes and behavior of particular foreign audiences while minimizing or avoiding combat. The book identifies approaches, methodologies, and tools that may be useful in planning, executing, and assessing influence operations.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG828.html Jul 27, 2009 Jul 27, 2009

<p>RAND Arroyo Center produced competency models and a training framework to support Army Human Resources Command's delivery of services after its upcoming reorganization and relocation. Researchers developed competency models for jobs that would survive the move. They identified gaps between the competencies HRC would need and the availability of workers. Finally, they developed training concepts to close gaps between current and future workforces.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N1214-1.html Jan 1, 1979 Jan 1, 1979

Briefly reviews the strategies Chinese decisionmakers have used since 1949 to modernize their defense establishment.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/notes/N2982.html Jan 1, 1992 Jan 1, 1992

Compares the financial requirements of German, British, and French military modernization goals into the next century with a range of budgetary resources, assuming that current capabilities have been sufficient to deter aggressive action ...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP326.html Mar 22, 2011 Mar 22, 2011

A discontinuity in U.S. defense planning may be looming because of diffusion of inexpensive military technology, geostrategic changes, and the need to prepare forces for diverse adversary types. The way ahead is not yet clear, and economic constraints are a problem. It also seems that the nation needs a comprehensive rebalancing of national security strategy, not just of military capabilities.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P6641.html Jan 1, 1980 Jan 1, 1980

A brief review of developments in Chinese military policy since the fall of 1976.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P6887.html Jan 1, 1983 Jan 1, 1983

Sealift will play a key role in any significant U.S. military contingency, regardless of the specifics of the scenario. U.S. sealift capabilities are now in a state of dangerous disrepair; it is clear that transport fleet modernization is a must. It ...