Policy
One more hold: USAF colonel who urged conversations about racism
Missouri senator blocks promotion of author of “Dear white colonels” oped.
Defense Systems
Budget standoff delays Army’s artillery-targeting upgrade
New system will replace spreadsheets and PowerPoint to generate options at “machine speed.”
Threats
Ukraine’s soldiers use cheap tech to hide from Russia’s deadly drones
But the makers of lifesaving drone detectors can’t keep up with demand.
Business
The Navy has its first giant robotic submarine
The Boeing-made vessel will now undergoing trials that will inform future robo subs.
Policy
What 2024 has in store for Space Force acquisition
Several troubled programs appear finally set to deliver.
Ideas
Why the Defense Department attended COP28
Climate change threatens our national security. We’ll face the challenge with allies and partners.
Policy
Who is an AI worker? The Pentagon needs a better definition, GAO says
If the Defense Department wants an AI-powered future, it must improve how it thinks about its workforce, watchdog says.
Science & Tech
DARPA puts millions behind effort to power drones with ground-based lasers
Raytheon gets $10 million to develop energy “webs” that could keep drones in the air indefinitely.
Defense Systems
The Army wants smaller command posts. But first it needs great software
What’s missing is the ability to rapidly configure existing gear and networks to a given mission and environment.
Business
Northrop gears up to triple production of E-7 radar
Air Force officials want the radar plane as soon as possible—particularly in the Indo-Pacific.
Science & Tech
New report urges US to look beyond cheap low-earth satellites for missile warning
Tracking hypersonic missiles across oceans is like trying to “find a cup of tea that you’ve dropped into a swimming pool.”
Business
Cannon-repair deal is the latest foreign arms-maintenance-and-production effort inside Ukraine
Kyiv's supporters are looking to boost local industry as other aid grows more precarious.
Policy
As irregular warfare comes to a crossroads, Congress chips in
IW proponents are wrestling with how to bring their domain into a new era—and to convince others it’s still needed.
Threats
