Defense Systems
Air Force upgrades F-22 sensors, weapons software
Software and hardware upgrades will enable the F-22 to fire a wider range of weapons and prepare for next-generation sensors.
Defense Systems
Navy acquires new software for submarine sonar
The Navy is procuring upgraded software for sonar systems engineered to improve mine detection and covert tracking ability.
Threats
China Won't Solve Washington's Problem with Kim Jong Un
Beijing’s current policy risks such a disaster, but the alternatives are hardly more palatable.
Ideas
The Military Value of the Defense Department’s Energy Efforts
As the Trump administration reviews climate and energy policies, they should do it with a key goal in mind.
Defense Systems
Navy conducts “Hack-Our-Ship” cybersecurity event
The Navy encouraged hackers, computer scientists, small tech company representative and other experts to hack into a software program used to control Navy fleets.
Ideas
I Ran Intel at the Pentagon. Here’s My Advice on Insider Threats
If I were still in government, this is what I would be telling Defense Secretary Mattis and the DNI.
Science & Tech
WikiLeaks Dump Shines Light on Government's Shadowy Zero-Day Policy
The documents shed little light on how many unknown vulnerabilities the intelligence agency retains and how well it vets the damage they might cause.
Ideas
When the Generals Become Democracy's Guardians
Military officers have checked some of the president’s uglier populist impulses. But what does that mean for liberal values?
Science & Tech
As Missile Defense Technology Improves, So Do Odds of an Arms Race in the Pacific
Next year, the U.S. plans to deploy a shipboard interceptor to help protect Japan. China and Russia will not be amused.
Ideas
Corruption Helped ISIS Take Mosul. Victory Cannot Last While It Persists
Without reducing the corruption that plagues the country's government, terrorism will be impossible to defeat.
Defense Systems
Video Update 3-10-17: Army Software Solarium
Host Kris Osborn walks you through what's top of mind right now, including a new technology coming in 2018 that will connect via soldier's goggles and allow them to see at night without needing to shoulder their weapon.
Policy
ISIS War Generals to Congress: We Need the State Department
One week after Trump proposed shifting billions from the State Department to the Pentagon, two of the top U.S. generals in the Middle East and Africa say they need diplomatic help.
Defense Systems
Navy decreases hardware footprint of mobile command centers
The plan is to upgrade the Deployable Joint Command and Control system to combine multiple computing resources into a single source.
Defense Systems
Rad-hard chips could hasten small sats
A payload specialist and chip researcher demonstrate radiation hardened power conversion devices.
Ideas
