Defense Systems
ONR tests the latest in underwater drone technology
The Pax River demonstrations showed off what autonomous and remotely controlled UUVs can do in finding and neutralizing underwater mines.
Defense Systems
IARPA wants to zero in on high frequency radar, comms
Agency hires Leidos and STR to cut through ionospheric interference in order to pinpoint and identify HF emitters.
Threats
And Yemen Burns With Washington's Blessing
The Saudis keep hitting civilians — a wedding party on Monday, killing 120 — and blaming U.S. intelligence for bad targets.
Ideas
Iran Is Key To Understanding US Future In Mideast
An expert explains Iran's role in the ongoing regional turmoil and says the US will need to brace for some conversations it doesn't want to have.
Ideas
Watch What Putin Does, Not What He Says
Nothing in the Russian president’s UN speech suggested he was about to bomb Syria or withdraw from Ukraine. But that’s what he did.
Science & Tech
A Flip On Encryption From Former Fed
Mike McConnell, once NSA director and DNI, thinks law enforcement needs to adapt to widespread encryption rather than look for a special key.
Ideas
US No Longer ‘Allergic’ To Iranian Role in Syrian Solution
A former US ambassador to Syria spies a subtle shift in US thinking about a way forward in the wartorn country.
Defense Systems
AFRL, FlexTech look to revolutionize electronics
A new institute will develop flexible hybrid electronics and manufacturing processes.
Defense Systems
LGS acquires communications developer Axios
The deal could help LGS compete for NetCents 2 work.
Business
Too Much Intel Sharing Still Happens at the Speed of Red Tape
A new study finds that bureaucratic delays reduce the value of data exchanged by industry and agencies.
Threats
U.S., Russia Discussing Deconfliction in Syria — One Day After Russian Strikes Begin
Also: Pentagon officials say Russian strikes didn’t hit ISIS targets as Moscow claims.
Threats
US, NATO, Afghan Forces Retake Kunduz — Maybe
Conflicting reports emerge as coalition forces and Taliban battle for control of the city.
Ideas
DOD's Current InfoSec Strategy Is 'Patch and Pray’
But DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar says that her agency is working to make computing ‘mathematically, provably secure.’
Science & Tech
Meet the Man Reinventing CIA for the Big Data Era
An exclusive interview with CIA's new director of digital innovation about his agency’s biggest change in decades.
Defense Systems
Army, partners work toward better battlefield intelligence collection
The annual Enterprise Challenge tests intelligence technologies in real-world scenarios for the Army, other DOD agencies, contractors and coalition forces.
Defense Systems
Army testing swarms of small drones
Researchers want to see what's possible with small, inexpensive quad and octocopters.
Defense Systems