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

Petty Officer Keating Died 2 Miles From the Syrian Front. How Far Are You?

The war came to him. What will it take for it to reach the rest of us?