Thomas Ehrhard
Senior Analyst
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Thomas Ehrhard is Senior Analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Prior to his retirement from the Air Force in 2006, Colonel Ehrhard served as the military assistant to Andrew W. Marshall, the Secretary of Defense’s Principle Advisor for Net Assessment.
During his 26 years active service, Ehrhard worked in key Air Staff assignments in the Pentagon, including one as chief of the “Skunk Works” (Strategy, Concepts, & Doctrine Division) and as a division chief on the Air Force’s 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review staff. He earned his Ph.D. in international relations at Johns Hopkins SAIS, where he researched the development and integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the US armed forces, the intelligence community, and Israel.
His recent published works include “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in the United States Armed Services: A Comparative Study of Weapon System Innovation,” (Johns Hopkins SAIS) and “Making the Connection: An Air Strategy Analysis Framework,” (Air University).