Ideas
Will the Israeli-Iranian Showdown Be in Syria — or New York?
Iran's various rivals and opponents are seeking a UN resolution that would return Tehran to pariah status and undermine its regional gains.
Defense Systems
Can the Army digitize battlefield medical data?
The challenge: Using classified networks to transmit secure-but-unclassified health data and connect field medics to distant treatment facilities.
Science & Tech
The US Air Force Is Giving Its Anti-Drone Efforts a Silicon Valley Twist
A new kind of investor-innovation partnership may help speed emerging technology to the front lines.
Threats
Chinese Telecoms Could Join Kaspersky On Governmentwide Banned List
The Homeland Security Department banned the Russian antivirus company Kaspersky from government networks last year. Huawei and ZTE may be next.
Threats
Syria’s War Is Fueling Three More Conflicts
As ISIS evaporates, the buffer zones between armed combatants of several opposing groups and nations have disappeared.
Ideas
The US Is Drifting Toward War With a NATO Ally
It's not too late to stem Turkey's turn toward Russia — and defuse a World War I-style conflict.
Defense Systems
A high-tech solution for spotting IEDs
Researchers are building an augmented reality system that combines traditional cameras, thermal infrared sensing and ground penetrating radar to find improvised explosive devices from up to 30 meters away.
Defense Systems
ARCYBER's Nakasone to head NSA and CyberCommand
President Trump is expected to name decorated Army cyber and intelligence leader to replace retiring Adm. Michael Rogers.
Ideas
Why Human Rights Have Taken Center Stage in the US-North Korea Crisis
Unable to threaten Pyongyang into submission, Trump turned to denouncing its nightmarish repression. That has consequences.
Business
Trump Said He Cut $1B from Air Force One’s Price. His New Budget Says He Hasn't
The Pentagon's budget request sent to Congress on Monday still projects two new Air Force One jetliners costing $4 billion.
Science & Tech
Trump Has Not Asked Us To Stop Russian Election Meddling, Intelligence Chiefs Testify
The intelligence community agrees Russia will try to influence the 2018 midterms, but they’re less clear on how to stop the Kremlin.
Ideas
A Baby-Step Solution for Improving the Defense Acquisition System
Establish a source selection schedule and keep to it. Simple. Right?
Defense Systems
IARPA looks to build 3-D geospatial models on the fly
Research program is developing automated systems that can quickly build complex 3-D models from commercial, satellite and airborne imagery.
Policy
Cyber R&D Would Go Up at Defense, Down At Standards Agency
Budget proposal would cut 18% from NIST, just as it updates cybersecurity rules that apply across government.
Ideas
How to Keep US Missile Defense on the Right Track
Use the coming funding boost to smooth the development of a new kill vehicle and increase GMD testing in general.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Requesting $66M For Laser Drones to Shoot Down North Korean Missiles
The Missile Defense Agency is rushing to put more solutions in the field and trying to put past failures behind them.
Threats