Ideas
The Right — and Wrong — Lessons of Trump’s Yemen Raid
Americans have to allow its elite men and women to be aggressive, to take risks, and to, on occasion, fall short.
Defense Systems
Navy Knifefish undersea drone finds mines in test
Knifefish uses synthetic aperture sonar to find enemy mines in high-clutter environments.
Science & Tech
As Fighting Resumes, Ukraine Extends a Wary Hand to Washington
Past missteps and half-measures have undermined trust in the U.S, but commanders still say there are ways to help.
Ideas
Mapped: America's Collective Defense Agreements
The United States has agreements to come to the defense of more than 50 other nations.
Ideas
Welcome to America’s ‘Nuclear Sponge’
If ICBMs are meant to draw enemy missiles toward American soil, it’s time to rethink our nuclear strategy.
Threats
Don’t Blame Trump for the Yemen Raid’s Outcome
There’s more to the story, from special operators who chafed at Obama administration micromanagement to the unexpected well-prepared enemies who lay in wait.
Defense Systems
Army integrates new WIN-T software interface
Software enhances connectivity between nodes on the WIN-T network and connects far ranging vehicles to the Tactical Operations Center.
Policy
Pentagon Spells Out Details of Troops' New Retirement System
The blended package goes into effect in 2018.
Threats
Trump's Travel Ban Will Not 'Help' ISIS Recruitment
The trope posits an overly simplistic understanding of jihadist radicalization, and demeans Muslims in general.
Defense Systems
Navy pursues drone “ghost fleet” concept
The Navy envisions a fast-approaching scenario where land, air, surface and undersea drones can connect with one another and operate in a coordinated fashion.
Science & Tech
Some DHS Employees Are Suspicious of 'Extreme Vetting'
The Department of Homeland Security has 30 days to figure out what "extreme vetting" means. Some DHS officials and counterterrorism experts find the concept dubious.
Business
Northrop Scratch-Built a Jet to Bid on an Air Force Contract. Now It’s Dropping Out.
The decision leaves three, or maybe four, potential bidders on the 350-plane T-X program.
Threats
Duterte's Forces Are Secretly Being Paid Per-Kill Bonuses, Says Watchdog
Police are paid $160 to $300 secretly for each extrajudicial killing disguised as a legitimate operation, and zero for arrests, according to Amnesty International.
Science & Tech
How the Navy’s Warship Shop Uses Data to Do More with Less
A Navy program office turned to an analytics and visualization tool to help optimize complex tasks.
Policy
CIA, ODNI Get Exemption from Trump's Hiring Freeze
Agency leaders are told that if someone would work during a government shutdown, their job can be filled during the freeze.
Threats