Defense Systems

DOD cyber officials: Pace of threats calls for faster acquisition

At the Sea Air Space Exposition, top naval officials described how new technologies are needed – and needed quickly – to address the emerging threats in the cyber domain.

Ideas

LIVESTREAM: Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition 2016

Join us as we livestream this year's conference and panel discussions, featuring Defense Secretary Ash Carter and more than 150 speakers from across the U.S. military and private sector.

Business

Japan Shops Futuristic Sub-Hunter Plane

With arms export ban loosened, Tokyo is shopping an indigenous sub-hunting plane for the first time at an American arms show.

Science & Tech

Pentagon Testing Small Robot to Help Hunt Naval Mines

The US military has been looking for an underwater bomb disposal robot for years. It finally has one.

Science & Tech

Federal Background Checks Will Soon Involve Your Life on Facebook

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper signed a policy Thursday allowing investigators to scan public social media posts when deciding whether to issue a security clearance.

Science & Tech

US Navy Wants to Train Its Own 'Ethical' Hackers

The service wants to certify sailors to think more like a cyber adversary to better defend its networks across the globe.

Defense Systems

Monitoring is the key to Navy's NGEN transition

The switch from NMCI to NGEN is a complex process that requires careful attention to security, SolarWinds' Paul McCloskey writes.

Defense Systems

Army gets a move on 'pseudolites' and other non-GPS navigation

CERDEC works on providing positioning, navigation and timing when the usual signals aren't available.

Defense Systems

DOD report on China details escalation in the cyber domain

The annual report to Congress describes China's focus on cyberspace as a domain of warfare.

Ideas

Five Possible Futures for the US Navy

Technology, especially networked algorithms, is changing the game. But which path will it take the Navy down?

Ideas

Naval Cooperation is More Crucial Than Ever. Here’s What It Costs.

To build key relationships, the US must be willing to trade readiness for presence and exquisite ships for numbers.

Ideas

The Lessons of the Littoral Combat Ship

Analyzing the events of the past 15 years reveals at least four reasons for the current mess.

Ideas

To Confront Russia's Subs, NATO Should Team Up on ASW Aircraft

Alliance members should replicate their successful C-17 cooperation to restore their maritime patrol aircraft fleets.

Ideas

CNO: US Navy Needs Foreign Help Against Russia, China, ISIS, Iran

The Chief of Naval Operations explains why he's working to expand and strengthen the fleet's network of partners.

Policy

Is There a Hillary Doctrine?

A conversation with Mark Landler about the foreign-policy differences between Obama and his former secretary of state.

Threats

What’s New in the Pentagon’s China Report? More than Passing Mention of Fake Islands

The annual military assessment includes 7 full pages about South China Sea construction, up from 2 paragraphs last year.

Business

As Threat of Russian Missiles Rise, NORAD Looks to the Future

No longer a Cold War leftover, NORAD and its new leaders will have their work cut out for them.

Threats

Pentagon To Harden US Military Bases Against ISIS Attacks

Defense Secretary promises three-year, $180 million force-protection effort, following threats in Chattanooga and elsewhere.