Each week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
1.1
The United States has struggled to maintain its shipbuilding industrial base. Submarine production has been particularly constrained; while the Navy has aimed to procure two Virginia-class attack submarines per year since FY 2011, current production stands at only around 1.1 per year.
SOURCE: "Outlining the Challenges to U.S. Naval Shipbuilding" by CSIS's Seamus P. Daniels, Henry H. Carroll, Cynthia R. Cook, Oliver Buntin, and Sarah O’Rourke.
$100 billion
Russia's shadow fleet generates up to an estimated $100 billion in revenue per year—matching, if not exceeding, the total value of economic and military assistance provided to Ukraine since the start of the war.
SOURCE: "Ghost Busters: Options for Breaking Russia’s Shadow Fleet" by CSIS's Benjamin Jensen and Jose M. Macias III.
1,000
In 2024, U.S. Northern Command reported that approximately 1,000 drone incursions a month were coming from Mexico into the United States.
SOURCE: "The United States Needs a Southwest Drone Wall" by CSIS's Henry Ziemer.
$10 trillion
Subsea cables are vital to transmitting data and connecting international markets. Over $10 trillion in daily financial transactions travels globally across these cables.
SOURCE: "Protecting Subsea Cables: Detect to Deter, Sue to Secure" by CSIS's Joel Coito.
By the Numbers is composed weekly by Lauren Adler and the External Relations team.
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