Science & Tech
Unmanned Hueys Are Coming
Remote-controlled helicopters for resupply enter new phase of development.
Ideas
Crises from Europe to the Asia-Pacific Await Donald Trump
The world has reacted to Trump’s victory. Soon Trump will have to react to the world.
Business
White House: $11.6B More Needed for ISIS Fight, Afghanistan
The request brings the expected 2017 price tag for both wars to $85.3 billion.
Ideas
Five Foreign-Policy Challenges for President-Elect Trump
America and the world are inevitably in for a rocky ride—at odds with the simple solutions espoused by politicians on the campaign trail.
Ideas
Alliances Matter. Here’s How to Persuade Trump and His Voters
An internationalist consensus can only be rebuilt if its would-be architects take seriously the popular anxieties that propelled Trump’s victory.
Defense Systems
Better tracking, resilience needed for milsats
An annual space index emphasizes steps for managing increasingly crowded orbital slots.
Defense Systems
DISA preps $17 billion JIE contract proposal
A formal request for proposal has now been finished by DISA, paving the way for massive IT upgrades
Science & Tech
Yes, Big Data Did Triumph on Election Day
One computer forecasting system predicted Trump’s victory — the one with the least human input.
Defense Systems
Army creates on-board network for Abrams, Strykers
Emerging vehicle-integrated technology will combine sensors, weapons, communications gear and electronic warfare systems into a single network.
Policy
Will Trump Keep Obama’s Top Mideast General?
As candidate, he vowed to demand a new anti-ISIS war plan in 30 days. Here’s the top commander who could answer the call—or be fired.
Policy
Now What? Trump’s Long List of National Security Unknowns
Nobody knows what the president-elect will do about ISIS, NATO, or the size and shape of the U.S. military and intelligence workforce.
Business
Defense Stocks Soar on News of Trump Victory
In early trading, the new commander in chief's promises to rebuild the American military are helping defense stocks buck the wider market plunge.
Defense Systems
New surveillance technology helps take over drones
A data-gathering platform is designed to enhance offensive electronic warfare abilities.
Business
Obama’s Final Arms-Export Tally More than Doubles Bush’s
Most of the $278 billion in approved sales have gone to Saudi Arabia and other Mideast allies.
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