Defense Systems
Army, Textron map the future of drone control technology
A next-generation ground control station can operate multiple drones across different domains.
Defense Systems
ISR payload demo begins on Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman begins flight tests of the MR-177 imaging sensor on the endurance UAV.
Ideas
A US-Based Army Can’t Get to the Fight Fast Enough
We need to rebuild our forward-based troop strength, get serious about strategic lift, and more.
Science & Tech
Air Force Wants to Test a Laser on an Attack Plane Within A Year
But the U.S. Special Operations Command still needs money for the test and policymakers need to figure out the rules of engagement.
Science & Tech
DARPA Tests Dirty-Bomb Hunting Ambulances
You may not have known it, but some D.C. ambulances were searching for radiation while they drove.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Advisers Want Cyber ‘Tiger Teams,’ More Authorities for Cyber Command
Pentagon advisers: We need more infrastructure cybersecurity. Congress: We want more election-hacking security.
Ideas
Want to Win Wars? Fund Soft Power, Trump’s Generals Say
The president’s proposal to boost military spending at the expense of diplomacy and foreign aid won't lead to victory.
Defense Systems
Cybersecurity experts tell Congress weapons need better security
A panel of experts told lawmakers new policy or acquisition procedures may be necessary to protect weapons systems.
Defense Systems
Navy extends laser sea mine detection technology
Northrop Grumman Airborne Laser Mine Detection System uses laser light pulses to map bodies of water potentially holding mines.
Business
Sikorsky Pitches Area 51 Security Helicopters to Guard ICBMs
Company executives say it’s the most efficient way for the Air Force to replace its half-century-old Hueys.
Threats
UN Report Alleges Syrian War Crimes in Aleppo, Rebutting Russian Denials
The document backs up open-source and think-tank reporting on the Assad regime’s use of chlorine gas.
Policy
Trump’s State Department Anxiously Awaits its Future
Shaken up and set adrift, a foreign-policy bureaucracy confronts the possibility of radical change.
Ideas
Watch: The Future of War and the US Navy
How does the Navy's cyber requirements chief keep up with the lightning-fast evolution of network tools and threats? Rear Adm. Nancy Norton explains.
Defense Systems
Industry offers multiple authentication tech for SIPRNet
Gemalto is working with DOD on authentication chips designed to strengthen security for the SIPRNet.
Policy