Weapon Systems
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Long-Term Implications of the 2021 Future Years Defense Program
CBO analyzes DoD’s plans for 2021 through 2025 as presented in the 2021 Future Years Defense Program and projects how those plans would affect defense costs through 2035.
- Report
The Potential Costs of Expanding U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces If the New START Treaty Expires
CBO examined what the costs would be if the New START Treaty expired in February 2021 and the United States increased its nuclear forces to the levels specified in the Moscow, START II, or START I treaties, considering two approaches for each.
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The Cost of Replacing Today’s Naval Aviation Fleets
On June 27, 2020, R. Derek Trunkey, David Arthur, Edward G. Keating, and John Kerman (of CBO’s National Security Division) presented at the Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International.
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Options for Fielding Ground-Launched Long-Range Missiles
This report examines some of the challenges U.S. forces might face in a conflict in the Baltic region or the South China Sea and options for mitigating those challenges by procuring and fielding ground-launched long-range missiles.
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The Cost of Replacing the Department of Defense’s Current Aviation Fleet
Summarizing three reports about the aviation fleets of the U.S. Air Force, Army, and the Department of the Navy, CBO projects the number and costs of aircraft the Department of Defense would need to procure to maintain the fleets’ current size through 2050.
- Presentation
The 2020 Outlook for Navy Shipbuilding
Presentation by Eric Labs, a senior analyst for naval forces and weapons in CBO’s National Security Division, at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Defense Outlook Forum.
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The Cost of Replacing Today’s Naval Aviation Fleet
CBO estimates that purchasing new aircraft to maintain the aviation fleet of the Navy and Marine Corps at its current size would cost about $380 billion (in 2018 dollars) from 2020 to 2050. Annual costs would range from $7 billion to $17 billion.
- Report
Alternatives for Modernizing the Navy’s Sealift Force
CBO estimates that the Navy’s plan to modernize and operate its sealift ships over the next 30 years would cost roughly $39 billion. In this report, CBO explores four alternatives that would vary in cost from $34 billion to $40 billion.
- Presentation
Prospects for DoD’s Acquisition Budget Over the Next Decade
Presentation by David Mosher, CBO’s Assistant Director for National Security, at the Professional Services Council’s Vision Conference 2019.
- Presentation
The Navy’s Amphibious Warfare Force: Change Under Fiscal Constraints
Presentation by Eric Labs, a senior analyst for naval forces and weapons in CBO’s National Security Division, at the National Defense Industrial Association’s 24th Annual Expeditionary Warfare Conference.