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CNAS’ ‘Getting It Righter, Faster: The Role of Prediction in Agile Government Decisionmaking’

In a new report from the Center for a New American Security entitled “Getting It Righter, Faster: The Role of Prediction in Agile Government Decisionmaking,”co-authors Kathryn McNabb Cochran, 2016 CNAS Next Generation National Security Fellow and director of foreign policy research at Good Judgment Inc., and Cmdr. Gregory Tozzi, USCG, CNAS 2016-2017 senior military fellow, 2016-2017,  “outline how the complexity of today’s world underlines the need for agility in government decisionmaking and argue that predictive systems can support agility at multiple decision points in the policymaking process.” “The authors then provide an overview of forecasting methodologies that meet these requirements,” the paper continues.

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CSBA’s ‘Doing What You Know: The United States and 250 Years of Irregular War’

In a new study from the Center for Strategy and Budgetary Assessments entitled “Doing What You Know: The United States and 250 Years of Irregular War,” Dave Johnson, PhD, CSBA senior fellow, analyzes why the United States has been as of yet unable to win the post 9-11 “Global War on Terrorism”  despite its consistent use of  “irregular combat.” “Its military forces, particularly the Army, Marine Corps, and Special Operations Forces, have made significant adaptations after the onset of the insurgency in Iraq following the initial success of conventional operations there in 2003,” he writes. “Yet, victory—achieving the desired political objectives—in Iraq and Afghanistan continues to elude the United States more than fifteen years into the Global War on Terrorism despite significant investments in blood and treasure.” Learn more about the report here.

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US Air Force Research Lab CTO: DoD Must Leverage R&D Innovation from Industry

Morley Stone, PhD, the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s chief technology officer, says the US Defense Department’s “share” of the “research and development ecosystem” is shrinking and that it must “leverage” industry innovation to combat this effect during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Pentagon’s DoD Lab Day 2017.

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US Naval Research Lab’s Thomas on How Laser Communications Can Help Warfighters

Linda Thomas, PhD, a research engineer with the US Naval Research Laboratory, discusses the Defense Optical Channel Program’s research into “optical time transfer and quantum communications,” and how laser communications can aid US troops during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the Pentagon’s DoD Lab Day 2017. The Defense Optical Channel Program, jointly run by the US Naval Research Laboratory, the US Air Force Research Laboratory, the US Army Research Laboratory and the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, won a $45 million US Defense Department grant earlier this year to support the research.

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US Army’s Dean on Rapid Development of New Stryker Vehicle with 30mm Gun

Col. Glenn Dean, US Army, project manager for Stryker armored fighting vehicles, discusses two new Stryker variants (rapid development of the “Dragoon” version of Stryker with a 30mm gun in an unmanned turret for the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Germany, and another equipped with a remotely operated weapon system that includes a Javelin antitank missile launcher), design challenges and tradeoffs, wider Stryker upgrades and more during an interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on Aug. 15, 2017, at the Army’s Stryker Lethality Day, held at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Md.

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Watch US Army’s Live-Fire Demonstration of Stryker with 30 mm Cannon, Unmanned Turret

The US Army conducted a live-fire demonstration of its Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle Dragoon on Aug. 15, 2017, during Stryker Lethality Day at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Md. This variant of the Stryker armored vehicle has a 30 mm cannon and unmanned turret integrated into its design, must be fielded by 2018 and is slated for use by the Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment.

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US Army’s Bassett: Stable Funding Necessary for Defense Acquisition Success

Maj. Gen. David Bassett, US Army, the service’s program executive officer for ground combat systems, discusses the newest versions of the Stryker armored fighting vehicle, reviews ongoing tank, personnel carrier and self-propelled howitzer programs, and stresses the impact of stable funding on program success during a wide-ranging interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted on Aug. 15, 2017, during the US Army’s Stryker Lethality Day, held at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Md.

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Defense & Aerospace Report Covers US Army’s Stryker Lethality Day

Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian previews our coverage of the US Army’s Stryker Lethality Day, held Aug. 15, 2017, at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Md. The event included Stryker live-fire demonstrations using a 30mm cannon and unmanned turret, and a Commanders Remotely Operated Weapon Station (also known as CROWS-J), respectively, static vehicle displays and more. Stay tuned to DefAeroReport.com for interviews, demonstration footage and more.

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NATO ACT’s Kumsal on Training Allied Military Officers, Role of Technology

Capt. Salih Cem Kumsal, Turkish Naval Forces Ret., staff officer and deputy director of NATO Allied Command Transformation’s education, individual training and technology section, explains his organization’s approach to training allied officers and the role of technology in preparing future military leaders during an August 2017 interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the National Training and Simulation Association’s 2017 iFest conference in Alexandria, Va.

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