Author Archives: Daniel Gouré, Ph.D.
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The Military Helicopter Industrial Base
April 1, 2005- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Research Study The health of the defense industrial base (DIB) continues to be a concern for the Department of Defense and U.S. lawmakers. The end of the Cold War saw a major contraction in the size of the defense industrial [Read More...] -
A Deal So Good Only The Pentagon Could Turn It Down
March 1, 2005- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief Only an organization in desperate straits would even think of turning down a business deal that would lower its costs and provide it additional resources. Yet, that is exactly what the Department of Defense is doing. The Pentagon [Read More...] -
No to a larger Army!
January 27, 2005- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief While disagreeing intensely over the Iraq war, there seems to be one thing on which conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats are in accord: Iraq demonstrates the need to increase the size of the Army (and, many will add, [Read More...] -
Laser Weapons For Iraq?
January 19, 2005- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief In Iraq, rocket and mortar attacks on Coalition forces, other security forces and civilians are one of the most effective tactics of that country’s insurgents. They are relatively simple for the insurgents to operate, including to break down [Read More...] -
The Power of Sea Basing
January 10, 2005- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief The U.S. response to the human tragedy along the Indian Ocean littorals provides the world with two important lessons. The first is the unparalleled generosity of the American people. The second is the value of sea power. Less [Read More...] -
Supplying Ammunition: The Lifeblood of the Military
November 17, 2004- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Research Study No part of the defense industrial base is more critical to the success of the U.S. military in conflict than that which produces munitions. At its most basic level, the function of the U.S. military in conflict is [Read More...] -
The Power in a Single Picture
October 14, 2004- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief Sometimes a picture really is worth a thousand words. I am looking at a black and white photograph of what appears, at first glance, to be a pile of junk metal. On closer examination, it is an armored [Read More...] -
Medium Armor and the Transformation of the U.S. Military
September 1, 2004- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Research Study The war in Iraq has made one fact clear: the U.S. Army and Marine Corps need units organized around medium armor. Light forces and vehicles are maneuverable but lack force protection and striking power. Traditional heavy forces, while [Read More...] -
Killing Sead, Endangering U.S. Lives
July 27, 2004- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief Air dominance is at the center of the new American way of war and suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD), particularly surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), is vital to air dominance. SEAD is pursued through two related means, electronic warfare [Read More...] -
Better Than An Abrams
May 15, 2004- Daniel Gouré, Ph.D. Issue Brief Faced with a combination of threats from improvised explosive devices (IEDs), suicide bombers in cars and trucks loaded with explosives and ubiquitous rocket propelled grenades, it would be easy to conclude that the only safe way for U.S. [Read More...]