Warfare Analysis

J. Benedict National Security Analysis Department (NSAD) Director, National Security Studies Office Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory

In 2007 Mr. Benedict was appointed as Director of the National Security Studies Office within NSAD (National Security Analysis Department.) This office is comprised of National Security Fellows, considered the most capable leaders of studies and analyses within NSAD. The mission of this office is to provide thought leadership to contemporary national security issues as well as technical leadership in selected high impact studies and analyses.

Previously, Mr. Benedict was the Head of the NSAD Joint Warfare Analysis Branch. In this position he was responsible for establishing common analysis processes and developing analytic capabilities required to ensure that NSAD had the requisite ability to conduct tactical, mission, operational, and campaign analyses appropriate to both internal and external sponsors. While on the Group Staff (1991-2004) his activities included Naval Studies Board participation and principal investigator roles in several key studies sponsored by the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) including Task Force ASW. Previously he performed as study lead and principal investigator on study efforts related to the following: countering at-sea mine threats, assessment of foreign ASW/USW/submarine technology, evaluation of unmanned undersea vehicles in various mission applications (mine countermeasures or MCM, intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance or ISR, ASW, logistics support, etc.), countering anti-ship torpedo threats, evaluation of capabilities and technologies associated with U.S. submarines and undersea surveillance and other ASW assets, and various Laboratory strategic planning activities (MCM, counter-terrorism, joint warfare). During the period from 1995-2004 he was Study Director for five Analysis of Alternative (AOA) efforts. In these and other studies he was responsible for the coordination of the combined efforts of technical teams comprised of representatives from various Navy and University laboratories.

Prior to this, as section leader, he performed as study lead and principal investigator on various undersea warfare (USW) tasks. These study efforts related to ASW and Sea Control Top Level Warfare Requirements (TLWRs), ASW and Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) requirements, and combat system analyses for future surface combatants.

From 1969-1985 he worked at Vitro Corporation, including serving as Group Supervisor with technical, administrative and marketing responsibility for more than 20 professionals engaged in operations research and systems analysis in anti-submarine warfare. This included development and use of ASW simulations for the conduct of mission and campaign analyses. Prior to this, he acted as principal investigator on several anti-air warfare (AAW) weapon suite selection studies for NAVSEA.

Mr. Benedict graduated from the University of Maryland in 1969 with a B.S. in mathematics. He also received an M.S. in numerical science from the Johns Hopkins University in 1974. He has been a frequent speaker at various naval forums including the annual Submarine Technology Symposium. He has had articles published in U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, The Submarine Review, U.S. Navy Journal of Underwater Acoustics, ASW Log, Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest, and other journals. He has received numerous commendations and was a recipient of the Special Achievement "Bronze Medal" from the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) USW Division.