Ideas
Pentagon: We Want You — to Get Us Into The Cloud Much Faster
We need the private sector's help to vault DOD into the world of elastic computing and machine learning.
Ideas
It Took Comfort 39 Days to Get Pierside in Puerto Rico. That's a National-Security Problem.
The hospital ship's poor utilization suggests that the US military's biomedical support doctrine needs shoring up.
Defense Systems
Army produces new lightweight tactical vest
The next generation tactical vest is lightweight and scalable, and may be deployed as early as next year.
Threats
Saudi Arabia's Very Public, Very Risky Palace Intrigue
The arrest of 11 senior figures, including one of the world’s richest men, is a sign of the crown prince’s consolidation of power.
Threats
3 Cities Making Downtowns Safe from Vehicle Attacks
After the truck attack in Manhattan, there’s no excuse for a limited imagination when it comes to safer streets.
Policy
15 Things We Learned from the Internet Giants
The key takeaways from three days of testimony about Russia’s electoral mischief during the 2016 election.
Defense Systems
BAE offers new high-speed, resilient space computer
A new BAE space computer is designed to improve space missions, such as surveillance, tracking and planetary exploration.
Defense Systems
DOD Maven AI project develops first algorithms, starts testing
Project Maven has now four algorithms ready for testing.
Defense Systems
AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile receive $200 million to support military services
The new DOD communications tech deal will support WIN-T and other services’ networks.
Threats
US Army, Navy Cyber Commands Ready Far Ahead of Schedule
The components bring more than half of the 6,200 cyber troops that will make up a fully operational U.S. Cyber Command next year.
Ideas
Give ISIS Fighters Due Process
'Even in victory and when stung by injury,' we must hold to the law — lest we grant extremists a victory of their own.
Ideas
DoD is Losing the Budget Endgame
Lawmakers have prioritized tax cuts, and now there’s just one way left for the defense budget to recover.
Science & Tech
Three-Star General Wants AI in Every New Weapon System
The department's Project Maven uses machine learning to go through drone video feeds but that's just the beginning, Air Force Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan said.
Defense Systems
Navy, DARPA build new voice and text network
Navy and DARPA are working on a new voice and text network able to allow real-time connectivity that can transmit force-tracking information.
Defense Systems
Samsung works with U.S. military to prototype new high-speed 5G network
Samsung developers say its new 5G network brings much faster speeds, higher bandwidth and improved security.
Defense Systems
Navy and Army Cyber Mission Force teams are now operational
Navy and Army cyber warriors will now be fortified by 40 operational cyber teams to protect forward deployed missions.
Science & Tech
How Robots Will Help the US Navy Avoid Future Collisions
The Navy’s problems are very human in nature. The solution is less human.
Ideas