Ideas

How to Adapt Military Risk to an Era of Hypercompetition

DOD needs to change how the defense enterprise describes, identifies, and assesses risk in an age of persistent disruption.

Defense Systems

Army uses behavioral analytics to detect cyberspace invaders

Cyber event showcases new tech to defend networks.

Science & Tech

The NSA Confronts a Problem of Its Own Making

Recent cyberattacks show what happens when America’s secret-keepers can’t keep their secrets.

Ideas

Should the US Reassess Its Alliance with South Korea?

Washington's relationship with Seoul makes it a target for the Kim regime.

Ideas

By Hoarding Bugs, the NSA Is Weakening Security for Everyone Else

The NSA hordes exploits and bugs, a policy that imperils cyber security for everyone else.

Threats

The Islamic State’s Caliphate Is Finished in Iraq, Abadi Says

In a symbolic victory, Iraqi security forces finally took back the ancient mosque where ISIS declared its caliphate back in 2014. Other operations throughout the country are still ongoing.

Defense Systems

Video Update 6-29-17: Air Force launches new space war effort

The Secretary of the Air Force has established a new office devoted to preparing the service for massive space war.

Defense Systems

New thermal night vision goggles penetrate dark, smoky battlefields

The latest Army night vision technology allows soldiers to fight near-peer adversaries in dark or smoky conditions.

Threats

Writing the Rules of Cyberwar

The line between offensive and defensive attacks is far from clear, a new book argues.

Ideas

It’s Time for NATO to Look North

The alliance’s six-year old maritime strategy quickly needs updating for the new (and more Russian) age.

Ideas

Why Congress and the Pentagon Should Bypass Trump’s Defense Spending Bill

The NDAA markup is a chance for leaders on Hill and the Pentagon to show they are the badly-needed adults in the room on defense spending.

Science & Tech

Time for the Pentagon to Overhaul Drone Management, New Report Says

As the Pentagon writes a long-term drone plan, the former head of Air Force intelligence has some suggestions.

Defense Systems

Pentagon gives F-35 new avionics, mission systems for 2021

Lockheed awarded a contract to Harris to install advanced memory, storage and processing technology into F-35 avionics as part of a tech refresh.

Defense Systems

Iraqi, Arabic and Pashto translation software now on soldier mobile devices

Raytheon has developed machine Iraqi, Arabic and Pashto translation software for laptops and smartphones.

Ideas

Cherry Picking Intelligence For War in the Middle East? Here We Go Again

Will Trump follow the Bush playbook and start a war with Iran?

Defense Systems

Dismounted soldiers will get a new precision firing app

Nett Warrior will feature a new precision firing software app that enables all-digital fire commands.

Science & Tech

Ukraine Police Say This is the Source of Tuesday’s Massive Cyber Attack

The lesson from Tuesday’s massive cyber attack, beware of updates from Ukrainian accounting apps that are orders of magnitude larger than normal.