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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798002103321

Autore

Hicks Kathleen H.

Titolo

Defense outlook 2016 : what to know, what to expect / / authors, Kathleen H. Hicks [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : CSIS, Center for Strategic & International Studies : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016

ISBN

1-4422-5921-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 32 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

CSIS reports

Disciplina

355

Soggetti

National security - United States - 21st century

National security - United States - Costs

National security - United States - Economic aspects

National security - United States - Forecasting

National security - United States - Finance

United States Armed Forces Appropriations and expenditures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"January 2016." "A report of Defense Outlook : a CSIS series on strategy, budget, forces, and acquisition."

A report of defense outlook: a CSIS series on strategy, budget, forces, and acquisition.

Nota di contenuto

Defense Outlook 2016 ; Contents; Figures; Tables; | Introduction; | Strategy and the Security Environment; What Happened in 2015; The ISIS Threat; Iran Nuclear Deal; Halting Progress in Afghanistan; Russian Opportunism in Ukraine and Syria; Chinese Maritime Incrementalism; Cyber; What to Watch in 2016; World Events; Geostrategy and the Defense Budget; U.S. Defense Reform; | Budget; What Happened in 2015; What to Watch in 2016; Economic and Efficiency Assumptions; Capability, Capacity, and the Competition for Resources; Use of OCO; | Forces; What Happened in 2015; Army; Navy; Air Force

Marine Corps DoD Civilians; Contractors; DoD-wide; What to Watch in 2016; Army; Navy; Air Force; Marine Corps; DoD Civilians; Contractors; Force of the Future, "Tranche 2"; | Acquisition; What Happened in 2015; Decline in Contract Spending Coming to an End; Five-Year Trough in the Pipeline for Major Weapon Systems; Major Program Developments; Services Contracts Surprisingly Resilient; Acquisition Reform Focus



Shifted; The Pursuit of Innovation and the Emergence of the Third Offset Strategy; Industry Structure Responded to Spending Shifts; Defense Industry Consolidation; What to Watch in 2016

Slow Growth in Contract SpendingEnabling Innovation; Industry Response to Potential Growth; | Conclusion; | About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

This is the inaugural report in the CSIS Defense Outlook Series, an annual review of what happened in the U.S. Department of Defense in the past year and what CSIS experts are looking for in the next.