Defense Systems
Army looks towards gaming & big data to create prepared future force
At a TRADOC Mad Scientist Presentation, Dr. Rob Smith discussed the ways in which the Army could take lessons learned from the sports and videogame industries in harnessing data.
Ideas
Trump Isn't the Only Problem with Trump's Foreign Policy
America’s approach to the world is a complicated mess, for reasons that predate the current president.
Defense Systems
Navy preps Triton drone system for 2018 deployment
The Navy is testing the new unmanned air system, to be deployed in Guam next year.
Science & Tech
Trump Administration Plans a New Cybersecurity Strategy
The strategy will be based on the main elements of the president’s May executive order.
Ideas
US Space Policy Should Aim to Preserve Advantage on the New Frontier
As in the 19th-century American West, the government must recognize its limited yet crucial role in fostering the nation’s interests in space.
Defense Systems
Army fast-tracks new man-packable counter-drone EW weapons
The Army’s Rapid Equipping Force is accelerating development of EW weapons to jam and disable enemy small drone threats.
Threats
Pentagon Scrubbing Kaspersky Software from Its Networks
Last month, DHS ordered civilian agencies to remove anti-virus tools made by the Russian company. Now DOD is following suit.
Threats
US Air Force Chief Helps Young Airman Locate Family In Puerto Rico
After going a month without hearing from his hurricane-stricken family, Sr. Airman Malcom Soto-Gonzalez got a hand from an unexpected source.
Defense Systems
Navy adds millimeter wave radar to AGM-88B anti-radiation missile
A Navy upgrade to an air-to-ground missile designed to target mobile enemy air defenses gives the weapon new millimeter wave radar.
Defense Systems
A new polyurethane-based material could mean self-hardening, almost impenetrable helmets
The Army Research Laboratory has developed a polyurethane elastomer that withstands high-speed micro bullets, and could be used for helmets, face shields, and vests.
Ideas
Japan Needs Long-Range Strike Capabilities
Ballistic-missile defense systems alone can’t ward off regional threats. Tokyo needs firepower to deter its enemies.
Ideas
What McCain Knows That Kelly Forgot
One veteran offered a dark picture of a nation estranged from its military—the other, a more hopeful vision of a future brighter than the past.
Ideas
A Tale of Two Speeches
Sen. McCain and former President Bush called for Americans to rise to global leadership, and underscored the concrete benefits that have accrued from it. In normal times, this would be unexceptional.
Threats
EXCLUSIVE: US Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert
If the order comes, the B-52s will return to a ready-to-fly posture not seen since the Cold War.
Defense Systems