Defense Systems
Navy to get new deputy enterprise program executive
The Navy announced a new deputy program executive officer for enterprise information systems as the organization seeks a massive cloud contract.
Ideas
Two Reasons Not to Build Fort Trump in Today’s Poland
Even as it exacerbated Russian fears, a permanent U.S. force would burnish Warsaw’s dangerous turn.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon’s New Ambassador to Silicon Valley Is Hawkish on China
The former Symantec CEO also thinks immigration is key to a tech race the US is currently losing.
Defense Systems
Security clearance backlog drops 9 percent
An interagency council credits a series of changes instituted to the security clearance process this year with the first drop unprocessed background investigations in years.
Business
An Italian-Designed, American-Built Helicopter Will Replace US Air Force Hueys
The selection of the Boeing-Leonardo MH-139 ends a years-long quest to replace the 1970s-era UH-1Ns.
Defense Systems
DIU gets a new leader
Former Symantec CEO Michael Brown takes over as director of the Defense Innovation Unit.
Threats
New Defense One eBook: The Changing Race to Space
Space Force, satellites, weapons, and more.
Ideas
The UAE Will Shape the Future of Yemen
As the United Arab Emirates’ bloody war against the Houthis drags on, it’s also playing a key role in the fight against al-Qaeda.
Ideas
America Needs a Non-Unipolar Foreign Policy
Trump’s election should remind Congress and policymakers that the U.S. cannot do it all.
Ideas
Ep. 21: How to kill a drone; Toward a smarter, cheaper US presence in the Middle East and more.
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Science & Tech
The Must-Haves of the Next Strategic Nuclear Bomber
Air Force officials opened up — just a bit — about at the thinking that’s informing the design process.
Ideas
Fort Trump: A Silly Name Masks a Good Idea
A permanent U.S. presence in Poland makes sense for several reasons.
Policy
USAF’s Space Force Cost-Estimate Is Likely Too High: Analyst
Todd Harrison says $13 billion is a high-ball figure meant to shift the debate.
Threats
US Army to Up-Armor Two More Brigades
An infantry unit will get Strykers, and a Stryker brigade will shift to tanks, part of the Pentagon's focus on great-power competition.
Ideas
Build Small Nuclear Reactors for Battlefield Power
Los Alamos engineers are working on a tiny, steel-encased core regulated by physics, not pumps.
Defense Systems
Shanahan talks Space Force
No. 2 Pentagon official Patrick Shanahan tries to allay Air Force worries that a Space Force would uproot its Space and Missile Command.
Ideas