Weapon Systems
- Blog Post
CBO Releases an Interactive Tool for Analyzing the Military’s Forces and Provides an Update on Transparency
Yesterday’s release of an interactive tool for analyzing the military’s forces is one of many ways the agency is working to be transparent.
- Report
The U.S. Military’s Force Structure: Fiscal Year 2019 Update to Personnel Numbers and Costs
This spreadsheet provides the data that underlie CBO’s interactive force structure tool.
- Presentation
Operating Costs and Aging of Air Force Aircraft
Presentation by Derek Trunkey, an analyst with CBO’s National Security Division, at the 93rd Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International.
- Presentation
The Depot-Level Maintenance of DoD’s Combat Aircraft: Insights for the F-35
Presentation by Edward G. Keating, Deputy Assistant Director in CBO's National Security Division, at the Western Economic Association International 93rd Annual Conference.
- Report
A Historical Survey of Ship Reactivations
The Navy could use several approaches to increase the size of its fleet. This report focuses on reactivating decommissioned ships, drawing insights from past experiences that might inform lawmakers’ decisions about reactivating ships.
- Report
How CBO Estimates the Cost of New Ships
CBO regularly analyzes the Navy’s shipbuilding programs and produces its own estimates of the costs of new ships. CBO’s method relies on historical experience, with adjustments for rate, learning, acquisition strategy, and economic factors.
- Report
Comparing a 355-Ship Fleet With Smaller Naval Forces
CBO estimates that the costs of achieving a 355-ship Navy under two different approaches would average over $100 billion annually through 2047. Those scenarios are compared with two others that would cost less and involve a smaller fleet.
- Report
The Depot-Level Maintenance of DoD's Combat Aircraft: Insights for the F-35
This report examines the depot-level maintenance experiences of aging combat aircraft currently in use by DoD and provides insights for the Congress and DoD to consider as the F-35 fleet enters service.
- Presentation
The 2018 Outlook for Navy Shipbuilding
Presentation by Eric Labs, CBO’s Senior Analyst for Naval Forces and Weapons, at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Defense Outlook Forum.
- Report
Analysis of the Long-Term Costs of the Administration’s Goals for the Military
CBO estimates that inflation-adjusted costs for the Department of Defense would climb from the $575 billion requested in 2018 to $688 billion in 2027 if DoD pursued goals that Administration officials have articulated for the military.