Science & Tech
DHS Cyber Info Sharing Tool to Get a Reboot This Year
The goal is for organizations to use the tool to automatically block cyber threats.
Ideas
How the Saudis Drag the US into Perpetual War in the Mideast
With ISIS essentially gone from Syria, it's time to bug out, no matter what the Kingdom thinks.
Threats
How Turkey Twisted Three Words Into a Pretext for Invasion
Ankara said a U.S. plan to train some Syrian Kurds was a threat. So it sent tanks and artillery to kill some others.
Business
The Marines Have ‘Too Many Hornets’
The commandant wants to retire beaten-up F/A-18s more quickly as F-35s join the Corps.
Ideas
Russia Is Poised to Surprise the US in Battlefield Robotics
How? It's a story of leaders' unusual agreement, a focus on fast-and-cheap production, and a decision to field lethal robots for combat.
Threats
Turkey’s Attack on Kurds Tops US Concerns in Syria, Even as ISIS Keeps Fighting
Over the past three days, the leader of U.S. Central Command and other American military commanders in the region have sounded increasingly alarmed.
Business
Air Force One Needs New Refrigerators. They Cost $24 Million
The improvement is just the latest example of the bespoke requirements for the presidential jets.
Threats
Left-of-Launch Missile Defense: ‘You Don’t Want to Have Just One Solution to the Threat’
The 3-star commander of the US Army’s space and missile-defense efforts talks about the changing mix of ways to counter threats.
Defense Systems
Budget uncertainty weighs on Air Force research efforts
Budget bungling hinders Air Force readiness and research, leaders say.
Ideas
The US Navy's Next Frigate Should Jumpstart a Revitalization of the Defense Industrial Base
As it searches for a good design at a good price, the Pentagon should bear in mind decades-old lessons about manufacturing's ties to national security.
Defense Systems
DISA announces new tools to manage system risk
The service product packages are designed to ease compliance with the Risk Management Framework.
Threats
Trump's Red Line on North Korea Gets Fuzzier
Mike Pompeo adds a few caveats to America's strategy.
Defense Systems
Air Force Research Lab wants a 'virtual wingman' for analytics
The conversational digital assistants would make complex analytics possible for nearly anyone, regardless of technical ability.
Defense Systems
National defense strategy stresses need for an agile cyber force
Defense Secretary James Mattis highlighted cyber force streamlining and tech infrastructure investment as part of an unclassified summary of the national defense strategy.
Science & Tech
The Cost To Put a Microsatellite Constellation Into Space Just Fell Through the Floor
Super-cheap rocket startup hits orbit in new test, demonstrates space maneuvering to deposit satellites.
Ideas