Determining the Military Capabilities Most Needed to Counter China and Russia: A Strategy-Driven Approach

Abstract

The U.S. National Defense Strategy of 2018 called upon the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to take urgent steps to redress the deteriorating military balance vis-a-vis both China and Russia. This Perspective summarizes a wide variety of recent RAND research aimed at doing just that. Specifically, it suggests priority scenarios and vignettes that should be used to focus force development within DoD, describes the broad outlines of a still-nascent approach to joint power projection operations designed to confront large-scale aggression by the most capable adversary states, and identifies initiatives available to DoD in the near to middle term that analysis suggests can, individually and collectively, bolster U.S., allied, and partner defenses against such aggression.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2022
Accession Number
AD1172419

Entities

People

  • David A. Ochmanek

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Artillery
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Guided Missiles
  • Military Capabilities
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Rockets
  • Security
  • Short Range Air Defense
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Strategic Security Studies