Science & Tech
F-35 Will Fly Despite Auditor’s Fleet-Grounding Warning
Pentagon officials say the plane can fly without the aircraft’s enormously complex diagnostics system.
Ideas
The Legacy of Obama's 'Worst Mistake'
It's not just in Libya—the last 15 years of U.S. military interventions has revealed a troubling gap in the way America goes to war.
Science & Tech
How the Senate Encryption Bill Resembles Chinese Law (And How it Does Not)
The legislation would bring the U.S. jurisprudence into greater harmony with China.
Ideas
Global Defense Spending Is Getting Murkier
Many of the governments that are spending more on their militaries are also the least transparent.
Ideas
China's Latest Bizarre Propaganda Videos Use Batman and Mr. Bean to Explain State Secrets
The five videos try to describe two laws that lay out the party’s stance on national security. They get very bizarre very quickly.
Defense Systems
Air Force looks to protect space with new enterprise vision
Gen. John Hyten recently announced the Space Enterprise Vision to counter the ever-emerging threats to the space domain.
Defense Systems
DOD adds electronic attack aircraft to the fight against ISIS
The Defense Department has announced that EA-6B Prowler aircraft, specializing in tactical jamming capabilities, have deployed to support the anti-ISIS efforts.
Threats
Russian Flybys? NATO’s Baltic Allies Wanted Air Defenses A Year Ago
In an interview, Lithuania’s defense minister said the harassment of an American warship shows why the US should help build the region's missile defenses.
Ideas
The Mistake that Decapitated Pentagon Innovation — and How to Fix It
When the Packard Commission demoted the director of defense engineering and research, they essentially elevated gunsmithing over strategic marksmanship.
Science & Tech
The Problem with the Pentagon's Hypersonic Missile
Military officials say their superfast weapons of the future won’t carry nuclear warheads. But will other nuclear nations believe it when the missiles start flying?
Defense Systems
Navy lab lends a FRENDly hand to robotic GEO satellite repair
Military laboratories are contributing to a revolutionary program aimed at robotically repairing satellites more than 22,000 miles above the Earth.
Defense Systems
Pentagon awards deal for non-GPS precision guidance
DARPA is funding a project that would leverage MEMS technology to develop small inertial sensors.
Science & Tech
It's Time to Start Creating ‘Air Traffic Controllers’ for Space
If the U.S. doesn’t take the lead in guiding satellites through increasingly crowded orbits, someone else will.
Ideas
Harvard’s Love-Hate Relationship with the US Military
The gap between America’s elite educational institutions and its military remains wide. Harvard faces a moral imperative to help close it.
Science & Tech
Old Laws Are Keeping the US Navy from New IT Gear
The service’s deputy chief information officer says outdated regulations 'make it a struggle' for the military to stay on the cutting edge.
Ideas
Divert Course: Beijing Needs A Way To Save Face in the South China Sea
It will take U.S. help and a politically difficult climb-down, but it will help China escape the blind alley its imprudent policies have steered it toward.
Business