Business
Boeing Launches Info War on the Navy’s F-35
The aerospace firm is quietly urging policymakers to cut planned purchases of carrier-based Joint Strike Fighters and buy Advanced Super Hornets instead.
Science & Tech
Why You Can’t Shoot Terrorists With Lasers, Yet
Military leaders are eager to have the precision of a directed-energy weapon — yet plenty of legal and practical obstacles remain.
Science & Tech
Border-Guard Dogs to Get Health-Monitoring Collars
K-9 units will test out high-tech sensors that keep tabs on dogs’ vital signs in hot working conditions.
Science & Tech
DHS Looks to Reboot Relationship with Election Officials
Local and state officials decried January's designation of election systems as critical infrastructure. Now DHS is trying to get everyone on the same page.
Defense Systems
Navy upgrades E-2D Advanced Hawkeye radar
E-2D advanced radar software and hardware enhances the aircraft’s network-integrated early warning and cruise missile defense capabilities.
Defense Systems
NATO to boost satellite, comms spending
The western military alliance to spend $3.2 billion over the next three years to upgrade satellite communications, cyber defenses.
Defense Systems
DARPA will launch & recover small drones from C-130
The Gremlins program is designed to conduct ISR missions for up to one hour before returning to an aircraft.
Defense Systems
DARPA: Pilot crews launch & recover small drones from C-130
The Gremlins program is designed to conduct ISR missions for up to one hour before returning to an aircraft.
Science & Tech
Is Trump Still Tweeting From His Unsecured Android Phone?
If so, he’s extremely vulnerable to being hacked.
Science & Tech
DHS Cyber Strategy Delayed for Trump Team Review
The department sees a "generational" opportunity for security in IT modernization, cyber lead says.
Science & Tech
Facial-Recognition Tech May Turn Life into a Perpetual Police Lineup
Combined with policy body cameras, it could redefine the nature of public spaces.
Science & Tech
The Next Big War Will Turn on AI, Says US Secret-Weapons Czar
William Roper says the military must get better at feeding the voracious learning algorithms that will fight future battles.
Ideas
The US and Russia Should Never Have Stopped Cooperating to Prevent Nuclear Terrorism
Our two countries still work together on a few things. Securing dangerous nuclear materials should be one of them.
Defense Systems
Navy laser mine detection now operational
The new airborne mine detection system uses blue-green laser technology and the MH-60S helicopter to perform faster mine-sweeping.
Defense Systems