Defense Systems
Lockheed enterprise computer connects older aircraft with F-35s
New tech allows aircraft using different data links to communicate.
Ideas
Don’t Label Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a Terror Group
The IRGC is key to the ‘US-led’ coalition fighting to oust ISIS from Mosul.
Defense Systems
Army Battlefield Network Under Review: What’s Next for WIN-T?
Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley cited several issues with the Army’s emerging WIN-T communications technology.
Policy
Without Trump’s Stalled Travel Ban, DHS Chief Not ‘Fully Confident’ of US Security
Kelly told lawmakers that terror attacks, like the recent one in London, demonstrate the need for increased vetting of refugees and improved border security.
Science & Tech
With Qatar Hack, the Kremlin May Be Opening a New Front in Its Global Information War
A fake video slipped onto a government website may have touched off Qatar’s diplomatic isolation.
Business
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Will Fly the US Military's Top-Secret Space Robot
The company is due to launch the X-37B in August, breaking a decade-long monopoly by United Launch Alliance.
Science & Tech
The Mysterious Printer Code That May Have Led the FBI to the Alleged NSA Leaker
Many color printers embed grids of dots that allow law enforcement to track every document they output.
Defense Systems
Video Update 6-8-17: Navy Expands, Cyber-Hardens CANES
As the Navy integrates CANES technology across the fleet, the service increases connections and security among nodes on the network.
Defense Systems
Lockheed upgrades Air Force fighter jet targeting pod
Low altitude, heat sensing software system gains an upgraded targeting pod.
Ideas
Did Trump’s Riyadh Visit Trigger the GCC Flare-up?
Both the United States and the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council have an interest in a quick political resolution to this crisis.
Threats
Pentagon: Beijing Is Arming Its Manmade Islands in South China Sea
With its reef expansion apparently finishing up, China is working to extend the reach of its military power.
Policy
European Battle Groups May Finally Get the Funding to Fight
The decade-old rapid-response groups have never been deployed due to political — and financial — considerations.
Ideas
The Trouble With How Liberals Talk About Terrorism
So what if falling objects kill more people? It's not just about the death toll.
Defense Systems
Army protects next generation navigation technology from cyber attacks
Military leaders discussed the progress and urgency of pursuing cyber security readiness at AFCEA’s Army IT Day.
Threats
Russian Fighter Jet Intercepts a B-52 Over the Baltic Sea
A tense exchange near Russia’s border as European Command-led exercises get underway.
Defense Systems