Threats
Don’t Buy the Bluster. East Asia Is Less Heated Than It Appears: US Diplomat
An architect of the Asia pivot puts context to threats from North Korea and bluster from the Philippines.
Ideas
The Pentagon's Mapmakers Want to Offer Customers an Amazon-Like Experience
A National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency directorate is seeking better ways to custom-tailor geospatial information products.
Ideas
Getting Past Grudging Precautions: How the Next President Should Address Climate Change
The U.S. Navy’s former weatherman-in-chief says gradual progress must turn into serious high-level action.
Business
US Allows Qatar to Buy F-15s — and Seals a $19B Sale of Jetliners
Officials deny linking the military and commercial deals, but insiders say otherwise.
Defense Systems
Army’s Rapid Capabilities Office speeds through startup phase
The Army’s new Rapid Capabilities Office fast-tracks its own startup as it seeks to close technological gaps on the modern battlefield.
Science & Tech
Bitcoin-Style Security May Soon Guard US Nukes and Satellites
‘Blockchains' could offer crucial intelligence on whether a hacker has modified a database, or whether they’re surveilling a particular military system.
Ideas
The US Accused Russia of Hacking. What Happens Next Will Set a Cyber War Precedent
After blaming Russia for trying to tamper with the presidential election, the White House will want to choose its next move carefully.
Defense Systems
AF reaper and small drones replace Predator
The Air Force's Small UAS Roadmap is expected to increase use of small drones as explosives to attack enemy targets. The service is also preparing to retire its Predator drone and replace it with smaller drones able to perform similar similar functions. Also, the service is in the process of expanding the weapons ability and mission scope of its larger Reaper drone.
Defense Systems
Electronic warfare: Navy advances next-generation jammer
The Navy's Next-Generation Jammer, to be ready by 2021, is designed to jam multiple radars at the same time and defeat future high-tech enemy air defenses.
Defense Systems
Air Force chief scientist: future drones stealthier -more autonomous
The drones of tomorrow will be stealthier, faster, more computerized, equipped for electronic warfare, more lethal, more autonomous and, in some cases, able to deploy as swarming groups of mini-drones, according to the Air Force’s Chief Scientist.
Defense Systems
Advanced algorithms allow Navy submarines to control multiple undersea drones
The Navy's emerging drone strategy envisions a scenario where multiple drones can conduct ISR, search for mines and even find and attack targets.
Science & Tech
Data-Theft Arrest Shows that Insider Threat Remains Despite Post-Snowden Security Improvements
The recent arrest of an NSA contractor shows that the intelligence community has much further to go in stopping insider threats.
Ideas
'What President Trump Meant to Say'
I would have been fired on the spot if I spoke like Donald Trump.
Threats
Pakistan to Obama: Kashmir Will Hurt Our Ability to Help Fight the Taliban
Pakistan wants President Obama’s help in the Kashmir conflict with India, Pakistan’s senate defense chairman will tell the National Security Council on Friday.
Business
The US Air Force Just Dropped Two Fake Nukes
The tests in the Nevada desert come as tensions rise with Russia and the Pentagon seeks to replace its aging nuclear arsenal.
Science & Tech
The US Army’s Next Drone May Fit in a Soldier’s Pocket
The service could start buying palm-sized UAVs to complement its Pumas and Ravens as soon as 2018, according to one official.
Ideas