Threats

New Tactics, Quicker Decisions Are Helping to ‘Annihilate’ ISIS, Pentagon Says

The military’s top leaders credit Trump for delegating authority and directing efforts to surround ISIS fighters.

Defense Systems

Video Update 5-19-17: New Army Technology Networks Soldiers for Underground Combat

Wireless wave radio relay technology allows soldiers in a subterranean environment to connect underground.

Threats

What Syrian-Peace Negotiators in Geneva Must Learn from Russia

Unless this latest round acknowledges battlefield reality, the UN-sponsored talks will continue their slide into irrelevance.

Threats

NATO Laying Groundwork to Send More Troops To Iraq, Afghanistan

The bump could come with more alliance responsibility for fighting ISIS in Iraq.

Ideas

The US Just Bombed Pro-Assad Troops in Syria. What’s Next?

This could be the start of a larger escalation that includes direct military clashes with Iran or Iranian-backed proxies.

Defense Systems

New Air Force F-35 helmet drops weight, improves tech

F-35 helmet and seat are modified to increase safety and lower the weight burden on pilots.

Defense Systems

Air Force tests new lightweight F-35 helmet

F-35 helmet and seat are modified to increase safety and lower the weight burden on pilots.

Defense Systems

In-Q-Tel invests in secure cloud app delivery

Startup's virtual desktop platform could help ease DOD shift to the cloud.

Science & Tech

In Urgent Request, US Special Ops Adds 350 Kamikaze Drones to Fight ISIS

And that's not all. The command is also opening a drone-hacker lab to help keep up with ISIS weaponeers.

Business

Expect a Lot of Modernization Spending in the Next Few Years: Gen. Dunford

The 2018-21 budgets will be crucial in setting up the U.S. military for the future, says the Joint Chiefs chairman.

Ideas

The Government Wants You to Stop the Next Edward Snowden

New rules mean you could lose your security clearance if you don’t Say Something when you See Something.

Business

Defense Acquisition Is Bad and Getting Worse: Report

A Congressional panel delivers a peppery interim look at military acquisition as Rep. Mac Thornberry prepares to introduce new reforms.

Defense Systems

Latest Lockheed hand-held ruggedized drone is designed for stealthy reconnaissance

New drone can securely transmit surveillance data over longer ranges using a low frequency software module.

Defense Systems

Can soldier hand-held ruggedized drones be stealthy?

New drone can securely transmit surveillance data over longer ranges using a low frequency software module.

Threats

What the Special Counsel Appointment Means

The selection of former FBI Director Robert Mueller is a major escalation of the Russia investigation.

Threats

North Korea: The Military Options

What would a strike actually entail?

Ideas

What Happens When Intelligence Agencies Lose Faith in the President?

If bureaucrats restrict the information they share with political leaders, the damage could prove deep and lasting.