Fleet and Installation Readiness

Success on the bridge of a ship depends in large part on what happens in shipyards, maintenance bays, sealift vessels and bases. CNA experts have developed a deep understanding of all components of fleet and installation readiness.

CNA economists played a pivotal role in the efficient implementation of the Base Realignment and Closure process of the 1980s and ‘90s. They also helped develop the Maritime Prepositioning concept that got a full brigade of Marines in place for Operation Desert Shield in record time. More recently, our data analysts customized machine-learning algorithms to help the Navy solve a maintenance backlog of F-18 Super Hornets.

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Polar Politics: Arctic Infrastructure and Installations

Dr. Ronald Filadelfo discusses the future of military infrastructure in the Arctic.

Big Data Keeps Fighters Flying

Fewer than half of Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets were mission-capable in 2018. The Navy leaned on CNA predictive analytics to help meet a demanding target from the Secretary of Defense to get more jets in the air.

CNA Data Science and Performance to Plan

CNA is the Navy’s data science partner in its Performance to Plan process, known as P2P. CNA employs machine learning algorithms to predict performance and identify roots causes of problems in aircraft, ship and submarine maintenance.

Recent Reports

Work products that are classified or have distribution limited to the Department of Defense may be viewed by visitors with appropriate credentials on the CNA SIPR site: www.cna.navy.smil.mil.

How a Single-Salary Compensation System Could Affect Privatized Military Housing

CNA analysis of a proposal to combine basic pay and allowances into a single salary predicts it could reduce income for privatized housing by $80 to 210 million.

Aviation Cannibalization: Characteristics, Opportunity Costs, and Impact on Readiness

CNA data scientists developed an algorithm that tracked the history and opportunity costs of more than 30,000 cannibalized parts in Navy aviation per year across six years.

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