Science & Tech
Vladimir Putin and the Little Green Men of the Internet
The future of Kremlin-backed information operations against Western governments looks a lot like Russia's deceptive campaign against Crimea in 2014.
Ideas
The Right Way to Confront Iran in Syria
A careful diplomatic approach to Russia’s safe-zone plan is less risky, and more promising, than direct action
Defense Systems
Pentagon revamps cyber weapons acquisition strategy
The Pentagon has found that its traditional methods of designing and buying cyber weapons are ill suited for this fast-changing battlefield.
Policy
New US Air Force Secretary Sounds A Lot Like the Old One
In her first Washington event, Heather Wilson says the service needs new planes, faster.
Science & Tech
Veterans Affairs to Adopt DoD’s Electronic Health-Records System
VA will sign onto MHS Genesis platform being developed by Cerner and Leidos under a $4 billion contract.
Policy
Trump to London: Be More Afraid
Rarely does a leader in a liberal democracy embrace, let alone foment, fear. But that’s exactly what Donald Trump did in response to attacks in London, as he has often done before.
Defense Systems
Can Army electronic warfare and cyberattacks stop enemy tanks?
The Army is enhancing its cyber offensive and defensive capabilities with training exercises, portable electronic warfare kits and jamming-immune navigational technology.
Defense Systems
Army electronic warfare technology attacks and causes shift in tank
The Army is enhancing its cyber offensive and defensive capabilities with training exercises, portable electronic warfare kits and jamming-immune navigational technology.
Defense Systems
DARPA proposes portable antenna for underwater drone communication
Low-frequency electromagnetic technology could allow for underwater-capable antennae small enough to be carried by drones.
Defense Systems
Boeing to demo DARPA space plane
The XS-1 hypersonic vehicle would demonstrate cheaper, quick-turnaround satellite launches to low-Earth orbit.
Policy
Devin Nunes Dives Back into the Russia Investigation
The California Republican supposedly stepped aside from the House Intelligence Committee’s Russia investigation. But on Wednesday, he used his power as chairman to issue subpoenas related to the inquiry.
Defense Systems
Cisco, DOD move JRSS to cloud tech and greater automation
Cisco and DOD use artificial intelligence and multiprotocol label switching to increase interoperability.
Science & Tech
Poland Is Preparing for 15 Years of Rising Tension with Russia
The future battles of Eastern Europe will be fought with lasers, cheap missile-drones, and surgical strike units.
Threats
Trump’s Paris Decision Hurts More than the Climate
America’s withdrawal will leave the world hotter, more erratic, politically fractured, and facing toward Beijing.
Policy
US Navy Sends Congress $5.3B Wishlist of Planes, Ships and More
The 48-item ‘unfunded priorities list’ arrived a week after the service’s $172 billion budget request for 2018.
Science & Tech
US Intel Community Launches Face-ID Contest
Wanted: algorithms that can identify people from security-camera footage.
Science & Tech
Stinger Missiles Can Now Shoot Down Small Drones
A missile that gained notoriety in the 1980s has been updated for today’s battlefield.
Threats