Ideas
Trump Is Trying to Hoodwink Us into War with Iran
We’ve seen this movie before, complete with trumped-up charges of WMD. Americans must speak out now to head off another disastrous military adventure.
Science & Tech
Defense Firms to Air Force: Want Your Planes’ Data? Pay Up
It may be years before Air Force leaders can scrounge up the funds to turn on diagnostic gear they already own.
Threats
In Fiery UN Speech, Trump Delivers The Far-Right Goods
The black-helicopter crowd, and the president’s base, should love this Bannon-esque, undiplomatic speech, filled with ‘America First,’ ‘radical Islamic extremism,’ and cries for sovereignty over collective security.
Ideas
Marine National Monuments Are Defense Assets
If the Trump administration removes federal protections from these giant swaths of ocean, it will make it easier for enemies to hunt American warships.
Defense Systems
The Navy is using laser gyroscope tech to navigate in GPS-denied environments
Northrop Grumman is upgrading Navy inertial navigation systems, using ring laser gyroscopes instead of GPS for navigation. .
Defense Systems
Northrop Grumman acquires Orbital ATK
Northrop purchased Orbital ATK in a clear effort to invest in space technologies.
Science & Tech
Syria is a ‘Laboratory’ for the Air War of the Future
U.S. airmen are rapidly developing and remixing new technologies and techniques in the fight against ISIS, but sometimes you can’t beat the tried and true.
Ideas
Memorandum to President Trump on the Iran Nuclear Deal
Here's what the U.S. president should know going into his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who wants to scuttle the agreement.
Ideas
No, We Cannot Shoot Down North Korea’s Missiles
It's time national leaders speak realistically about missile defense.
Science & Tech
Can the US Military Re-Invent the Microchip for the AI Era?
As conventional microchip design reaches its limits, DARPA is pouring money into the specialty chips that might power tomorrow’s autonomous machines.
Ideas
How Black-Market Tobacco Funds the World’s Bad Actors
It’s time to focus the world’s attention on a smuggling enterprise that helps underwrite North Korea’s nukes and Taliban terror.
Defense Systems
New li-ion battery will make soldiers’ electronics more efficient and less explosive
The Army Research Laboratory has developed a hydrophobic gel coating that will make li-ion batteries safer for soldiers on the battlefield.
Threats
The Problem of Securing London's Tube
Friday's explosion was not fatal, but it shows how transit networks are especially vulnerable to terrorism.
Policy
In Mexico, Mattis Plays Down Political Rhetoric, Seeks to Build Trust
Defense Secretary Mattis touts "a growing relationship built on trust and respect" between the U.S. and Mexican militaries.
Threats
US Military Leaders Worry About Iran’s Media Operations
Forget Russian fake news. Iranian media and messaging are thwarting U.S. efforts across the Middle East.
Threats