Ideas
How Should the World Respond to Terrorism?
We invert the classic Q&A to explore the complexities influencing global responses to terrorism today.
Threats
How Bad Would A Radiological Terror Attack Be?
An interactive map shows a wide variation of outcomes for “nuclear terrorism.”
Ideas
The US Should Never Develop Another Joint Fighter
The savings rarely materialize when the services try to develop common weapons, but the problems sure do.
Science & Tech
What the Pentagon’s Bug Bounty Program Won’t Fix
The defense secretary reveals a prize pool of $150,000, but will the program reveal the limits of Silicon Valley solutions to DOD problems?
Science & Tech
Eyeing Russia, Poland Wants More NATO Troops
But does it want anti-missile interceptors? How about the F-35?
Defense Systems
DOD working on a more agile approach to EW
Army officials discuss the need to be able to adapt to ever-changing threats in the electromagnetic spectrum.
Defense Systems
Who in DOD made the Fed 100 list?
FCW's annual awards honoring distinguished accomplishments in government IT includes a broad array of defense leaders.
Defense Systems
Pentagon names 8 companies to support $7.2B electronics program
The contractors will compete to replace obsolete or malfunctioning electronics throughout the Defense Department.
Ideas
Don't Let China Steal the US Military's Logistical Edge
It's time to harden defenses against hackers seeking data and state-owned companies buying up key suppliers.
Ideas
China's Military Wants to Put Its Nukes on a Hair Trigger
If Barack Obama gets one thing done at the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, it should be dissuading Xi Jinping from doing this.
Defense Systems
Work shifts down on driverless military convoys
The deputy defense secretary expressed skepticism about autonomous vehicles in the near term, noting that unmanned wingmen in the air will occur first.
Defense Systems
Dell delivers a rugged server for the battlefield
The IT vendor is working with an equipment manufacturer to deploy servers fit for military vehicles, ships and aircraft.
Policy
NATO’s Not Obsolete, Says Joint Chiefs Chairman
In fact, the alliance soon could join the fight against ISIS, adds Defense Secretary Carter.
Ideas
Obama's Record as Commander-in-Chief, By the Numbers
He vowed to end America's wars, but has mostly just changed who’s doing the fighting.
Ideas
Some Good Reading for the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit
As the curtain prepares to rise on tomorrow's opening in Washington, take a moment to read the best from Defense One staff and contributors.
Defense Systems
Marines successfully fly Blackjack UAS in controlled airspace
A Marines Corps unit recently conducted successful flights of the RQ-21A Blackjack in Class D controlled airspace allowing for simultaneous flights with manned aircraft.
Defense Systems