Defense Systems

Technica picked for cybersecurity and networking at Langley AFB

The Air Force awarded the contract to enhance cybersecurity at the Combined Air Operations Center Langley AFB, Virginia

Policy

Denying Trump’s Denial, US Intel Chief Says There’s More Evidence of Russian Hacking

The nation’s top intelligence official says “forensic and other” evidence proves Russian election interference.

Science & Tech

How One Intelligence Agency Is Opening Up to Startups

A invitation from the Pentagon's mapping arm could be the first of more outreach to early-stage private-sector companies.

Business

Lockheed’s Pitch: Buy Our Training Jet, Save Taxpayers $1 Billion

Company officials say they can build the jets faster, and that should give them a leg up in the T-X bid evaluation.

Defense Systems

Army to upgrade and widen deployments for Nett Warrior

The Army's Nett Warrior hand-held software programmable radio device shows soldiers moving digital maps with icons showing force location information.

Defense Systems

CIA investor backs geospatial data startup

In-Q-Tel continues analytics investment spree with MapD deal. Keywords: In-Q-Tel, MapD, GPUs, geospatial data, visualization

Defense Systems

Army evaluates vehicle-mounted software programmable radio

Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio is designed to better connect ground combat vehicles on the move in a SatCom denied environment.

Science & Tech

The US Needs One Cyber Defense Agency—Not Three, a Top NSA Official Says

With the job divided between NSA, FBI, and DHS, 'we need to rethink how we do cyber defense as a nation.'

Defense Systems

Navy strenghtens technical support for Patuxent River in new contract

The Navy's Air Test and Evaluation Squadron One will received extended and strengthened sensors and systems support from Aviation Systems Engineering Company in a new $35 million deal.

Ideas

The World Needs the American Military

It’s fiction to pretend that the most powerful nation can ever be truly “neutral” in foreign conflicts.

Policy

The US Relief Mission to Haiti Is Also a Signal to America’s Neighbors, and Russia

The leader of U.S. Southern Command hopes helpful actions speak louder than Moscow’s words.

Ideas

What the Next US President Needs to Know About Rising India-Pakistan Tensions

Pakistan, in particular, finds itself once again at the center of the tussle between China, Russia, and the United States.

Defense Systems

Air Force: An F-16 could be vulnerable to cyber attack

Air Force leaders outlined 7 lines of attack to better protect weapons, platforms and networks from cyber threats.

Defense Systems

Air Force strenghtens IT support for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center

A new Air Force IT contract will improve IT support for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Science & Tech

Should Sailors Be Able to Reprogram Their Ship?

The U.S. Navy’s newest destroyer is automated to an unprecedented degree. Should the crew be allowed to harness it with code?