Defense Systems
An autonomous vehicle strategy that ranges from seabed to space
With various unmanned pieces in place, Boeing pushes forward with the strategy of connecting communications and data sharing across multiple platforms.
Defense Systems
No protest expected on Coast Guard's heath records move
Acquisition-wise, it looks like smooth sailing for the Coast Guard's plan to join the Pentagon's nascent electronic health records system.
Defense Systems
Army mulls options for Robotics Innovation Center
The Fort Benning-based center would work with academia and industry on integrating robotics and autonomous systems into combat teams.
Defense Systems
White House reviewing new national cyber strategy
The Pentagon is looking to enhance its cyber posture review to sync with the White House cybersecurity strategy, which could land in August, a top DOD official told Congress.
Defense Systems
Marine Corps awards $104M contract for vehicle C4I services
ManTech International books $104.5 million in contract awards engineering and integration services on Marine Corps ground vehicles.
Threats
The US Military Budget Shows Just How Deep Donald Trump is Getting Into Syria
Despite Trump's distaste for global entanglements, the U.S. is spending more and more in Syria.
Ideas
NATO Needs to Step Up its Maritime Defenses
Here are a few steps the alliance should pursue at its upcoming summit in Brussels.
Ideas
WATCH: Day Three of the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition 2018
Join us as we livestream the third and final day of main stage events and speakers at this year's Sea-Air-Space Expo in Washington.
Threats
If Trump Won't Lead in Syria, Someone Else Will
Unless the president can articulate and lead a plan, Syria’s future will be determined by Russia, Iran, and Turkey.
Ideas
Going BRAC-less: What to Do with the US Military’s Excess Property
The Pentagon is offering an alternative to closing bases, and Congress should support it.
Science & Tech
Coast Guard to Adopt Defense Department’s Electronic Health Records
The U.S. Coast Guard will go with the Defense Department’s MHS Genesis health records program, the same option currently being considered at Veterans Affairs.
Threats
Assad Defies Another American President
The Syrian strongman saw the red line on sarin as a green light to do everything else.
Defense Systems
Army contracts for visual info support system
PlanetRisk books a $12.5 million contract to help the Army run a global system for sharing information on incidents and threats near military facilities.
Ideas
WATCH: Day Two of the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition 2018
Join us as we livestream the second day of main stage events and speakers at this year's Sea-Air-Space Expo in Washington.
Threats
Is It Time for AFRICOM to Get Its Own Troops?
A key Republican senator thinks so, and is pushing to send one of the U.S. Army’s new advising brigades there.
Science & Tech