Defense Systems
The Army drone software processes undersea terrain, creates cloud-based 3D maps
The 2017 AUSA Meeting and Expo showed drone technology that can map 3D underwater terrain and turn video in 3D models.
Ideas
Donald Trump, Dealbreaker
The president's America First policy is causing the U.S. to withdraw from the world.
Policy
The Questions Raised By Trump's Iran Deal Decision
The U.S. will stick to the nuclear agreement—for now.
Threats
Trump Administration Gambles On Iran Nuclear Deal
White House staffers say the president will decertify the 2015 seven-party agreement, introducing uncertainty and worrying arms control watchers.
Ideas
The Real Lessons of Vietnam — and Afghanistan
As the Trump administration reshapes American strategy, they should look to history for guidance, yet understand that it offers no blueprint.
Ideas
Ending America's Paralyzed Iran Policy
Decertifying the nuclear deal without walking away gives the Trump administration an opening to confront the Islamic Republic’s foreign meddling.
Ideas
The 2% Benchmark Is Blinding Us to NATO Members’ Actual Contributions
It is far more revealing to look at the forces and capabilities each country sends abroad on alliance missions.
Policy
If War with Russia Breaks Out, Borders and Bureaucracy Could Slow the West’s Response
In a summer of multinational exercises in Europe, the first thing the U.S. Army learned was: ‘Borders are hard.’
Ideas
Two Nuclear Deals, Two Countries, Three Decades Apart
Does the failed nuclear agreement with North Korea have lessons for the Iran deal?
Defense Systems
Army soldiers get new vision display sensors in mine-protected combat vehicles
The Army is developing a new touchscreen display for soldiers to access sensor data.
Ideas
Should the US 'Send In the Marines' After Hurricanes?
The military can make a big difference right away but humanitarian deployments should generally be rare and brief.
Ideas
Here’s What Concerns the General in Charge of Recruiting America’s Future Army
President Trump’s Army is trying to recruit 80,000 new soldiers, something that hasn’t happened this century without lowering the bar for entry.
Threats
A Law is Expiring That Allows Ethical Hackers to Help Protect U.S. Elections
Renewing a Digital Millennium Copyright Act exemption for ethical hacking is vital for election security, researchers say.
Business
Top Defense CEO Blasts Washington Budget Gridlock
‘National security is not an entitlement,” said Michael Strianese, chairman and CEO of L3 Technologies.
Business
Global Business Briefing with L3 CEO Mike Strianese
On Oct. 11, 2017, Strianese discussed budget gridlock in Washington, politics and research-and-development spending.
Defense Systems