Defense Systems
Project to add autonomy to existing aircraft takes next step
In Phase II of DARPA's ALIAS program, Sikorsky will demonstrate the ACES system with a Black Hawk helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft.
Defense Systems
Central Command looks to private sector for joint cyber planning
GSA issued a synopsis/solicitation for joint cyber planning services associated with the command’s Joint Cyber Center.
Ideas
ISIS, Syria, and Turkey’s New War on the Kurds
After a decade of improving relations, Ankara has resumed open war on the largest stateless ethnic group in the world.
Ideas
The Intel Community Needs A Better Media Strategy
As press watchdogs stiffen their spines, intel agencies must decide what secrets truly need protecting and why.
Ideas
Why Germany’s Cybersecurity Law Isn’t Working
Among other things, it’s hard to improve private-sector network defenses one country at a time.
Ideas
The Pentagon Wants To Wage War on Denial-of-Service Cyber Attacks
By next spring, researchers are expected to unveil new tools enabling organizations like the Defense Department a rapid response to distributed denial-of-service attacks.
Defense Systems
Air Force wants to meld humans and machines for ISR analysis
AFRL hires researchers to find ways to bring humans into the analytics loop via cognitive systems.
Defense Systems
Navy, Army teams to take home GCN Awards
A Navy mobile app and the Army's consolidated logistics support system are among the projects honored in this year's awards.
Business
Tabbed! Female Rangers Lead the Way, but Now What?
Two women have completed the U.S. Army’s grueling Ranger School. What comes next is up to a new cadre of Army leaders.
Ideas
This Could Be the Change Iraq Has Been Waiting For
Public anger over rampant corruption and poor government service has sparked the most sweeping reform plan since Saddam fell.
Science & Tech
Russia’s Troll Army Is Making Life Harder for US Spies
How Moscow’s robotic feeds and paid social-media commentators complicate open-source intelligence gathering.
Defense Systems
State vs. non-state hackers: Different tactics, equal threat?
Recent cyber incidents from state and non-state actors demonstrate the real threat each pose and shed light on the difference in tactics.
Defense Systems
Pentagon plans to boost drone flights by 50 percent
DOD will supplement Air Force crews with Army, Special Forces and contractor teams to cover more territory, a Wall Street Journal reports says.
Policy
Hillary Clinton Hits Back on Email and Benghazi
“It’s not about Benghazi,” said the former secretary of state, striking a note of defiance in Iowa.
Policy
Rick Santorum Won Iowa And Now Nobody Knows Who He Is
Even candidates with national security experience are struggling with the question: “Who are you?”
Science & Tech
Why Humans Need To Ban Artificially Intelligent Weapons
Unlike self-aware computer networks, self-driving cars tricked out with machine guns are possible right now — as are any number of AI-augmented weapons far deadlier than their human-aimed counterparts.
Threats