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Signal Monitor
Interactive tools and dashboards that track the key indicators of great-power competition over time — military potential, industrial capacity, and the long-run trajectory of capability. Filter the noise; watch the structural trends.
West Pacific VLS Trajectory
A scenario-neutral projection comparing the long-run as-built vertical launch cell capacity of the U.S. and Chinese surface fleets. Scope is strictly built VLS cells — no reloads, sensors, or kill chain.
Long-Range Airpower Production Race
A stock-trajectory simulation of U.S. and Chinese manned long-range fighters, strike aircraft, and bombers, grounded in aviation-industry production limits. Solid lines mark official documents; bands mark OSINT inference. Combat-radius threshold and per-type production rates are adjustable parameters.
U.S. Navy Force Plan Simulator
Adjust shipbuilding and delivery assumptions and watch the U.S. Navy force structure evolve year by year against a baseline plan. Explore how procurement choices reshape the fleet over decades.
Industrial War Potential
Tracks the heavy-industry base and material foundations behind naval power: the shipbuilding potential chain, structural capacity gaps, and the long-run trends that reshape who can build and sustain a fleet.
Signal Monitor sits between weekly Situation Awareness and long-form Deep Assessment: where Think Tank Weekly tells you what changed this week, these tools track how the underlying balance shifts over years. New tools are added as the indicator set grows.