Science & Tech

Here's a Look at New Exosuits for the Civilian World

After years of tinkering and military adventures, the first exoskeleton suits are finally walking out of the lab and into the market.

Ideas

Yemen Could Be the Key to Solving the Iran Problem

A proposal to transfer control of a Red Sea port could have wide-ranging effects on regional tension.

Ideas

Who Is In Charge of US National Security?

The administration’s flip-flopping on North Korea is only the latest incident to raise this question.

Defense Systems

IT experts, former leaders say DOD behind with advanced tech

A panel of IT experts and former high-level military officials said acquisition red tape slows DOD’s ability to acquire cutting edge technology.

Defense Systems

Navy tests first aircraft carrier drone control system

New carrier mission control software system for drones will provide refueling and reconnaissance capabilities.

Defense Systems

Navy SM-6 software upgrades expand attack missions

The latest surface-to-air missile will incorporate three different warfare software packages.

Science & Tech

Marines: 'The First One Through the Door Should Be a Lethal Robot'

The future of amphibious warfare looks like a constellation of bots large and small. The main challenge now is getting them to talk to each other.

Ideas

The US, Japan, and South Korea Need to Get on the Same Page

As tensions with North Korea heat up, mutual mistrust and diverging priorities make it harder to choose a path forward.

Defense Systems

The Air Force bolsters its Cyberspace weapons systems

The Air Force’s latest cyber space weapons system increases control of cyberspace data for more versatile operational command.

Ideas

Letting Bahrain Buy F-16s Won’t Make It a More Stable Ally

The Trump administration discarded human-rights criteria in approving the sale — and that’s not going to help things.

Ideas

There Is a Peaceful Way Out of the North Korea Crisis

Kim Jong Un’s nuclear and missile programs represent one of the most dangerous challenges since the end of the Cold War. But there are opportunities to stop it.

Ideas

How Trump Could Get China's Help on North Korea

Beijing is not going to pressure Pyongyang just because he tells them to.

Ideas

Normalizing Illegal Action May Be the Only Lasting Effect of Trump’s Syria Strike

A president has broad leeway to send American forces into harm’s way, but Trump has blown past the few constraints that remain.

Science & Tech

America's Security Clearance System Is Broken, Former Spy Chief Clapper Says

The problem won't be easy to fix, but it could benefit from better employee monitoring and 'some very aggressive creative and sensitive education.'