Defense One

Will Roper, then director of strategic capabilities for the office of the Secretary of Defense, visits Hurlburt Field to get a better understanding of Team Hurlburts Air Commandos and their capabilites on July 25, 2017.

Air Force Technology

US Air Force Wants More Commercial Companies Working AI Projects

Defense leaders issue a new call to industry after a study finds just two of 100 top AI firms have Pentagon contracts.

Thirty maritime unit ships from 12 nations maneuver in close formation for a photo exercise during Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2018 in the Baltic Sea.

Commentary NATO

NATO Already Vastly Outspends Russia. Its Problems Are Not About Money.

The alliance’s security issues can’t be fixed by a traditional military buildup.

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U.S. President Donald Trump, center, gestures while speaking as Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during their joint news conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018.

Commentary Russia White House

Trump’s Meeting With Putin Draws Alarm at Home and Abroad

The president’s remarks casting doubt on Russian interference in the 2016 election drew rebukes both implicit and explicit from those close to, and within, his own administration.

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In this April 26, 2018, photo, visitors stand in front of an electronic data display showing a map of China at the Global Mobile Internet conference in Beijing.

Commentary China Technology

Spooky Action: Sorting Hype from Reality in China’s Quantum-Tech Quest

Beijing is talking a big game. The US need not overreact — but it should act.

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The D Brief

Russian charged with spying in DC; 164 die in Pakistan attack; New rules for hacker-proofing weapons; and just a bit more…

What do you do now, U.S. national security leaders? When a U.S. president stands next to a Russian strongman, takes his word about an attack on America over that of the U.S. intelligence and …

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerome Duhan, a network administrator with the 97th Communications Squadron, inserts a hard drive into the network control center retina server at Altus Air Force Base.

Cyber Industry Pentagon

If Your Weapons Aren’t Cyber-Hardened, Expect to Lose Pentagon Contracts

The Pentagon intends to start assessing its weapons’ resistance to hacks, instead of leaving that to manufacturers.

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T-X, Made in the U.S.A: The World’s Most Customer-Proven and Advanced Pilot Training System

The customer-proven T-100 integrated pilot training system, offered by Leonardo, Honeywell and CAE USA, is considered the most advanced pilot training system in the world. It may soon be manufactured in Tuskegee, Alabama, rich with a powerful military tradition — the training ground of the famed Tuskegee Airmen “Red Tails,” the first African-American military aviators.

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