Science & Tech
DARPA Wants Artificial Intelligence That Doesn't Forget Everything It Knows
Biological systems don't completely freeze up when they encounter a new situation, but computers often do.
Ideas
A Defense Budget Increase is No More Needed in 2018 than It Was Last Year
A former assistant defense secretary argues the Trump administration’s bump-up was unnecessary, and in fact counterproductive, to national defense.
Ideas
The Army Wants to Let Troops off the ‘Digital Leash.’ That’s Easier Said Than Done.
Gen. Mark Milley’s injunction against IT-enabled micromanagement will require leaders at all levels to re-think what it means to be part of the profession of arms.
Policy
Gulf Leaders Still Love Trump
The UAE’s crown prince visits Washington today, pleased with the U.S. president’s embrace of Egypt’s al-Sisi and upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia.
Ideas
How American Special Operators Gradually Returned to Somalia
A U.S. soldier was killed in the country this month for the first time in more than two decades. What was he doing there?
Defense Systems
Air Force electronic weapons to get an electromagnetic power boost
Raytheon is investigating ways to bring speed-of-light power to electronic warfare systems.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon’s New Algorithmic Warfare Cell Gets Its First Mission: Hunt ISIS
Turning hours of drone video into actionable intelligence is just the start for the fast-moving machine-learning team.
Ideas
Trump’s Afghanistan Reset Needs a Soft-Power Mission, Too
Reconciliation and peace-building can only occur if there is an open dialogue and people are working towards a shared, communal interest.
Threats
CIA Opens a New Office To Watch North Korea
The first “mission center” launched since the spy agency’s 2015 reorganization, it is also the most narrowly focused.
Defense Systems
New Lockheed drone software processes 3D terrain maps in real-time
Lockheed Martin’s Hydra Fusion Tools technology uses photogrammetry software to create tactical maps from drone video feeds.
Science & Tech
Stolen NSA Tool Suspected in Global Ransomware Attack
A dozen countries were hit in a cyberattack Friday. Such attacks have increased by more than 500 percent in recent years.
Ideas
Don’t Fear Pakistan’s Participation in China’s ‘New Silk Road’
U.S. interests can be served no matter whether the mega-project’s subcontinental branch succeeds or fails.
Defense Systems
Congressional leaders cite growing U.S. cyberattack vulnerability
Congressional leaders cite growing U.S. cyberattack vulnerability Summary: Senator McCain is raising serious concerns about cyberattack vulnerability, saying the U.S. is behind potential adversaries.
Defense Systems
Fake Russian EW attack unmasked
A forensic investigation concludes that a Russian "electronic bomb" attack on a U.S. Navy ship was nothing more than information warfare.
Ideas
Congress, the President, and the Dwindling Oversight of War
Lawmakers’ tacit approval of modern military actions encourages more boundary-stretching.
Policy
Trump Releases Long-Delayed Cyber Order
The order was delayed so security and modernization programs can work in tandem, an official said.
Policy