Amphibious Shipping Shortfalls
Risks and Opportunities to Bridge the Gap
1st Edition
Published on 18. September 2014
94 pages
978-1-4422-4029-2 (ISBN)
Description
In this report, the CSIS Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies analyzes the types of capabilities necessary across the range of military operations, and compares that with the characteristics of amphibious ships, as well as those in the Combat Logistics Fleet, Maritime Prepositioning Force, and others. Resulting shortfalls in key capability areas suggest some degree of risk. The study then describes how amenable those risks may be to mitigation and some of the associated implications. This report provides a framework for policymakers to understand those areas in which alternative platforms might be most useful, where risks associated with their employment are most significant, and how readily broadening platforms beyond the uses for which they were designed might be accomplished.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
ISBN-13
978-1-4422-4029-2 (9781442240292)
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09/2014
Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S.
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Person
Maren Leed is a senior adviser with the Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies at CSIS.
Content
- Amphibious Shipping Shortfalls
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- 1. The Demand for, and Supply of, Amphibious Shipping
- 2. Mitigating the Amphibious Capability Gap
- 3. A Framework for Assessing Risk
- 4. Risk across the Spectrum of Operations
- 5. Mitigating Risks Associated with Alternative Platforms
- 6. Conclusion
- Appendix A. Attribute and Characteristic Ratings by Operational Type
- Appendix B. Attribute and Characteristic Ratings by Ship
- Appendix C. Ships' Attribute and Characteristic Gaps by Mission
- Appendix D. Ship Designations and Acronyms
- Bibliography
- About the Authors
