Defense Systems
New small UAV could be soldiers' future eye in the sky
The National Training Center hosts operational tests of the ISR drone, which the Army said is so new it hasn’t been named yet.
Ideas
Violently Ousting Assad Won't Solve Anything in Syria
It is hardly surprising to hear calls for more U.S. action, but what happens next?
Ideas
It’s Time: The US Should Create A No-Fly Zone, Deliver Aid — and Save Syria
The act of alleviating human suffering may fuel a new dynamic that ultimately begins to change the course of the war.
Defense Systems
Army working to put cyber warriors on the front lines
A pilot program embeds cyber teams into a brigade's companies, conducting defensive and offensive operations while on the move.
Science & Tech
DOD Science Board Recommends “Immediate Action” to Counter Enemy AI
Pentagon scientists worry that the U.S. could be on the losing side of a AI arms race.
Business
Air Force, Pentagon Have More Work to Do Before Ditching the A-10, Watchdog Says
Losing the aircraft would also mean a loss of U.S. combat search-and-rescue capabilities, the Government Accountability Office said in a newly declassified report.
Business
Priorities for a (Clinton) White House; The A-10’s forgotten mission; Why picking a training jet is so hard; and more.
Here's your who-called-August-slow? edition. Tell your friends.
Science & Tech
At Least One State Rejects Feds' Offer to Help Cybersecure Voting Machines
Some security experts say it wouldn't even take Russian government-backed hackers to manipulate actual votes in some of America's antiquated tallying systems.
Ideas
Turkey Won't Solve Its ISIS Problem By Invading Syria
Erdogan launched an intervention in Syria, while gutting his own government's ability to confront the problem at home.
Threats
The US Holds More Pacific Exercises Than You Probably Realize
The Army's Pacific Pathways program is even bringing some nations' military units to America for training.
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