Defense Systems
DARPA tests helicopter with human-machine interface
The emerging technology allows on-board computers to perform a wide range of functions autonomously such as procedural checks on engines, lights and navigational instruments.
Science & Tech
The Marines Want Mini-Missiles That Hunt for Specific Radio Signals
Signals-intelligence collection and drones are coming together in new packages for forward-deployed troops.
Defense Systems
Army renews key supercomputing contracts
New Army deals support high-performance computing modernization.
Defense Systems
DARPA drone sensor array towed by drone ship
DARPA tests sensor array towed by a drone ship. A towed sensor array could bring a six-fold increase in the range of surface-track radar compared to sea-level sensors.
Ideas
Why Clinton Gets My Vote, by Former Defense Secretary William Perry
The veteran of GOP and Democratic administrations says Trump is unfit for the presidency.
Defense Systems
Army weighs new lightweight wide area motion imagery sensor
The Kestrel KS-200 is a lightweight version of the original 170-pound Kestrel system, which has been deployed on aerostats with U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2011.
Defense Systems
Reaper to get universal weapons interface
A new universal weapons interface will allow the Reaper to more quickly integrate new weapons as they emerge. Open mission systems and open architecture are essential to this effort.
Ideas
The Syrian Kurds Try DIY Nation-Building in a Wartorn Land
The American military's radical, unlikely, democratic experiment in northern Syria now teeters on a knife’s edge.
Ideas
To Decode Duterte’s Doubletalk, Think ‘Expedience'
The Philippines president flew to China and signed billions in deals, said he would separate ties with the U.S., then took it all back.
Threats
CYBERCOM: We're Ready For War
Fort Meade says 133 Cyber Mission Force teams have reached initial operating capability, with full readiness two years away.
Ideas
The Next President’s Headaches, According to America’s Top Spy
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper discusses emerging challenges in U.S.-Russian relations, cybersecurity, and how his office views North Korea’s nuclear program.
Ideas
Washington is Quietly Reinforcing Europe’s Northern Flank
Much is being done to counter Russian ambitions in the High North, and yet much more remains to be done.
Defense Systems
Lockheed extends MK 92 radar fire-control deal with Navy
Lockheed's $11.8 million add-on deal continues engineering support for its MK 92 system. The MK 92 provides integrated X-band radar surveillance, target tracking and weapon fire control capability for naval gun and missile applications.
Science & Tech
Echoes of Future War: How the Fight for Mosul Will Change IED Science
Reseachers are using seismic sensors to learn about enemy weapons — and one day, even to find them as they fire.
Defense Systems
Artificial intelligence will allow fighter jet pilots to control drones
Computer algorithms will allow real-time video feeds from the electro-optical/infrared sensors on board Air Force Predator, Reaper or Global Hawk drones to go directly into an F-35 cockpit.
Threats