Defense Systems

8 win Army training services awards

The Army has award eight companies spots on a $2.4 billion contract to provide and manage training and training assistance services to the Army.

Defense Systems

ICF wins $50M AF cyber advisory order

Under this order, the company will work with Air Combat Command to take on responsibility for the branch's cyberspace core function currently run by Air Force Space Command.

Ideas

The US Is Letting Sudan Off the Hook

Lifting sanctions allows the regime to continue to sow discord in a region that the U.S. and allies are spending billions to stabilize.

Ideas

Here’s What Trump Actually Achieved With North Korea

It wasn’t what he said. But it was much more than nothing.

Business

Marines to Buy New Amphibious Combat Vehicle from BAE Systems

The armored personnel carrier will replace the four-decade-old Amphibious Assault Vehicle.

Business

Global Business Briefing with BAE Systems' President and CEO Jerry DeMuro

On June 19, 2018, DeMuro talked about running a defense company in the era of Trump.

Science & Tech

Amid NATO Infighting, the Future of the F-35 Is Shrinking

The U.S. Senate wants to revoke Turkey’s license to buy the jet, while other European governments are looking to get a competitor off the ground.

Ideas

Cut the Red Tape Slowing the Pentagon's Race to Space

If the Air Force is to harness cheap satellites and reusable rockets, it must transform a risk-averse bureaucracy built for a different era.

Threats

On the Theft and Reuse of Advanced Offensive Cyber Weapons

Last year, North Korea and Russia used a vulnerability stolen from the U.S. government to conduct the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware attacks.

Threats

Swell of Protest as Administration Shifts Story on Family Separations

The Homeland Security secretary has offered three different takes on the policy of separating families detained for crossing America's southern border.

Defense Systems

Data analytics will fuel the future of military readiness

As DOD modernizes, making better use of its vast data stores is essential.

Policy

What Trump’s Space Force Announcement Means

New plan would create sixth service branch, and annoy the Air Force.

Defense Systems

Los Alamos deploys drone defenses

The counter-UAS technology is designed to protect a no-drone zone around the lab, which conducts nuclear weapons research.

Science & Tech

US Navy Wants a Next-Gen Supply Network — and Fast

An accelerated-acquisition office is seeking industry's best ideas for keeping track of parts and repairs ashore and at sea.

Ideas

Most Major US Agencies Are Now Feeding the Federal Cyber Threat Dashboard

So far, 20 of 23 major agencies are plugged into the dashboard. The last three should be on by the end of July.

Defense Systems

Coast Guard awards $117M drone contract

Boeing’s Insitu subsidiary wins a five-year, $117 million contract to help deploy small unmanned aircraft across the Coast Guard's fleet of National Security Cutter ships.