Defense Systems
Services still adapting to the job of weaponizing the network
As cyber operations begin to fold more frequently into daily activities, the services are still discovering some growing pains.
Defense Systems
Navy's CANES installation ahead of schedule
One official said that, depending on ship availability, the Navy could complete installation of its consolidated enterprise systems as much as two years early.
Defense Systems
NRL looks to make surveillance radar more motion-sensitive
The Navy is working with General Atomics to add inverse synthetic aperture radar to MQ-9 Reaper and Predator XP UAS.
Policy
Trump May Be the US Military’s Least-Liked GOP Presidential Candidate In Over a Decade
Mitt Romney, John McCain, and George W. Bush all polled higher, according to Military Times surveys.
Business
GPS Upgrades Are Late and Over Budget. Here's Why We Should Stay the Course
There's no better alternative to the GPS III and OCX programs, which thankfully appear to be on track at last.
Ideas
Why Is the US Military Short-Staffing Its Sickest Children?
The military health-care system serves 2 million children with just a handful of full-time pediatric social workers. In the civilian world, this kind of staffing is 'unimaginable.'
Defense Systems
Army tests prepare for all-domain warfare
Recent simulations incorporated joint forces operating against hybrid threats operating in all domains, including cyberspace and the electromagnetic spectrum.
Ideas
Keep It Secret: Congress Should Back Off the B-21 Program
Lawmakers' calls for more transparency and fixed-price contracts will only hurt an Air Force acquisition effort that is doing well so far.
Ideas
The Pentagon's Intel Chief Already Has Some Advice for the Next US President
'The integration of intelligence of the past 15 years is a journey that is not finished,' said Marcel Lettre, undersecretary of Defense for intelligence.
Defense Systems
Guardsman conduct large-scale cyber training
Guard units from around the country wrapped up Cyber Shield 2016, which coupled training courses with live scenarios to prepare in the case of a cyber incident at the state level.
Business
F-35 Production Set to Quadruple As Massive Factory Retools
After years of delays, the Joint Strike Fighter program is finally ready to hit the afterburner.
Threats
After ISIS, Americans Fear Cyberattacks Most
Nearly three in four people consider them a major threat to the U.S., but presidential candidates have largely ignored the issue.
Ideas
Throwing Money at Missile Defense Won’t Fix It
We need a smarter, holistic approach that combines offense and defense.
Defense Systems
DISA goes commercial for milCloud 2.0
The agency says the next version of its cloud computing service will be operated by a commercial provider, though on DOD property and strictly for DOD users.
Defense Systems
Cyber researchers are becoming a top hacker target
A new threat report finds researchers seeking to blunt DDoS attacks have themselves come into the crosshairs.
Science & Tech
What A War With ISIS in Libya Would Look Like
With three competing governments, some of which hate each other more than the Islamic State, things would get tricky fast.
Ideas