Ideas
Killing Free Trade Will Rob the World of a Highly Effective Deterrent to War
Trade agreements are rarely about economics alone.
Science & Tech
The Government’s Intelligence Wiki Might Be a Lockbox for Russian-Hacking Secrets
Analysts reportedly tucked classified information about Russian election meddling inside Intellipedia for safekeeping.
Ideas
America Is Facing a Dangerous Enemy. We Just Can’t Agree Who It Is
Our ideological adversary is powerful, authoritarian, and spreading. And it is completely different depending on which government officials you’re talking to.
Business
Chinese Military Officers Crash US Air Force Conference in Florida
The three officers, armed with cameras, took a stroll around an exhibit hall of new weapons and technology.
Ideas
Russia Has Deployed a Treaty-Violating Missile. Here’s What the US Should Do About It
Hint: it’s not what we would have done in the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s, or ’80s.
Defense Systems
Soldiers receive new ground control tech for drones
A next-generation ground control station can operate multiple drones across different domains.
Defense Systems
Army, Textron map the future of drone control technology
A next-generation ground control station can operate multiple drones across different domains.
Defense Systems
ISR payload demo begins on Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman begins flight tests of the MR-177 imaging sensor on the endurance UAV.
Ideas
A US-Based Army Can’t Get to the Fight Fast Enough
We need to rebuild our forward-based troop strength, get serious about strategic lift, and more.
Science & Tech
Air Force Wants to Test a Laser on an Attack Plane Within A Year
But the U.S. Special Operations Command still needs money for the test and policymakers need to figure out the rules of engagement.
Science & Tech
DARPA Tests Dirty-Bomb Hunting Ambulances
You may not have known it, but some D.C. ambulances were searching for radiation while they drove.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Advisers Want Cyber ‘Tiger Teams,’ More Authorities for Cyber Command
Pentagon advisers: We need more infrastructure cybersecurity. Congress: We want more election-hacking security.
Ideas
Want to Win Wars? Fund Soft Power, Trump’s Generals Say
The president’s proposal to boost military spending at the expense of diplomacy and foreign aid won't lead to victory.
Defense Systems
Cybersecurity experts tell Congress weapons need better security
A panel of experts told lawmakers new policy or acquisition procedures may be necessary to protect weapons systems.
Defense Systems
Navy extends laser sea mine detection technology
Northrop Grumman Airborne Laser Mine Detection System uses laser light pulses to map bodies of water potentially holding mines.
Business