Defense Systems
Navy adds to digital imaging deal for submarines
A contract modification with Lockheed continues a program to give periscopes a sharable video capacity.
Ideas
How Obama Is Enabling the Next President to Launch Illegal Wars
If his administration gets its way, it would be even easier for future commanders in chief to take military action without approval from Congress.
Science & Tech
Boeing Wants to Patent a Fire-Fighting Howitzer Round
Suppressent-filled shell would help firefighters gun down wildfires.
Ideas
Al-Qaeda's War on America Just Entered Its Third Decade
Two decades ago, Osama bin Laden officially launched al-Qaeda’s struggle against the United States. Neither side has won.
Ideas
‘Autonomy’: A Smart Overview of the Pentagon’s Robotic Plans
But the long-awaited Defense Science Board study tiptoes around the question of armed autonomous systems.
Science & Tech
US Gets Serious about Portable Nuke-Detector Prototypes
Homeland Security spends $20M to develop devices to find bombs being transported in ships, on metro systems, or in public places.
Ideas
When Campaigns Smear Generals and Intelligence Officers
I worked with Gen. Allen and CIA Deputy Director Mike Morell. They deserve better than personal attacks and campaign lies.
Ideas
The U.S. Should Contain ISIS and Move On
It’s a wiser choice than the ‘destroy IS’ or ‘smash-and-leave’ options.
Defense Systems
EW ideas get real at Army's Cyber Quest
The latest exercise focused on integrating cyber and electromagnetic tools and techniques to improve a commander's situational awareness.
Defense Systems
China raises the cyber stakes with quantum satellite
The properties of quantum entanglement could deliver the first hack-proof communications.
Defense Systems
Navy taps Lockheed to develop LCS frigate's combat management system
The $68 million deal calls for hardware and software work as part of the Littoral Combat Ship program.
Ideas
Don't Dismantle the VA
Veterans care should not become a profit-making enterprise that serves no one better than its financial backers.
Science & Tech
Two Iraqi Guys Built an Armed Robot to Fight ISIS
The Baghdad Post says the machine-gun-wielding unmanned ground vehicle will be used in the effort to retake Mosul.
Science & Tech
China’s New Satellite Puts Quantum Encryption Into Orbit
It’s designed to literally teleport information nearly 750 miles.
Science & Tech
There’s a Big Loophole in the Pentagon’s Guide to Eavesdropping
The new rules reflect a shift in intel-gathering from phone-tapping to capturing conversations on the internet.
Ideas