Our Case Studies
Get the stories behind CNA research: the extreme measures we’ll take to get the right data, the sophistication of our analysis, the depth of our impact.
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![Aviation engine maintenance](/images/expertise/aviationMaintenance.jpg)
Automated DOD cloud budget tool saves time, optimizes results
![Christine Fox speaking with a film still of Charlie Blackwood in the background](/images/Centers/CNA/TopGun/topgunstill-McGillisComposit.jpg)
Who Was the Real Charlie Blackwood?
![F18 taking off](/images/research/F18-Super-Hornet.jpg)
Navy Perform to Plan - Big Data Keeps Fighters Flying
![Dr. Robyn Lalime](/images/research/Robyn-Lalimecropped.jpg)
Making Parachute Safety in The Wind Top of Mind at Topgun
![Aegis Weapons System test](/images/research/AegisSystem.jpg)
Navy Interoperability - Making Weapons Work as One
![MarineRaiders training](/images/research/CS-Special-Operations.jpg)
A Special Study Influences Special Operations
A Day in the Life of a Scientific Analyst
![Dr. Ladd in Norway, evaluating U.S. Marine cold-weather training](/images/research/ladd_norway_usmc.jpg)
THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE AN IMPACT
![Painting, Oil on Canvas Board; by John Charles Roach; 1991](/images/research/PersionGulfMines-92-007-y.jpg)
CALCULATING UNSEEN DANGERS
![Improvised explosive device roadside bomb, vehicle approaching, training](/images/research/ieds_training_us_air_force_photo_by_staff_sgt_christopher_ruano.jpg)
Counter-IED Analysis Case Study - Iraq and Afghanistan
![Military vehicles move ship to barge to shore in Maritime Prepositioning Force exercise](/images/research/maritimeprepositioning.jpg)
Maritime Prepositioning Force Analysis and Desert Storm
![Ronald Filadelfo pictured on a rocky California coast](/images/research/deep-dive-filadelfo.jpg)
Whales and Navy Sonar – Research Case Study
8 Decades-8 Stories
![two carriers in the Mediterranean Sea during Desert Storm](/images/research/KN-26891.jpg)
RISKY BUSINESS
![drill sergeant talking to seated recruits](/images/research/MC-AVForce.jpg)
The ASVAB Test
![Soviet Papa Class Submarine](/images/About-Us/History/Soviet-Papa-class-submarine.jpg)
SOVIET SUBMARINE PLANS HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT