Threats
China's Copycat Jet Raises Questions About F-35
Did the Chinese theft of data on the US fighter jet and other weapons shrink the Pentagon's technical superiority?
Threats
Five Times More Fingerprints Stolen in OPM Hack Than Previously Thought
Office of Personnel Management officials now say 5.6 million sets of prints were taken.
Science & Tech
Drones Armed With High-Energy Lasers May Arrive In 2017
Predator maker looks beyond Hellfire missiles to the weapons of the future.
Science & Tech
White House: No Cyber Attack Pact with China, For Now
The Chinese president’s visit to Washington will highlight how far apart the two nations are on cyber issues.
Business
White House, Agencies Begin Prepping for ‘Executing an Orderly Shutdown’
OMB is currently reviewing contingency plans submitted by all agencies in preparation for an appropriations lapse.
Ideas
We Never Thought Training Syrians Would Be Easy
When it comes to building capable foreign forces, one can have all the will, skill, money, and allies – but no guarantees.
Threats
Allen Quits ISIS War Envoy Job, One Year After Calling for Group’s Destruction
The retired general begged President Obama to “destroy” ISIS and was then appointed to help do it.
Policy
McCain Vows One Continuing Resolution Only, Then It’s Budget Deal or Bust
The Armed Service Committee chairman compared his own majority leader’s strategy on defense spending to the administration’s in Iraq and Syria: nonexistent.
Threats
The Pentagon's Next Unclassified Email System May Live in the Cloud
The Defense Department’s IT agency is asking industry about setting up a new email system for its 1.6 million users.
Defense Systems
Air Force scientists take the field as Tech Warriors
The training exercise lets those who develop new battlefield technologies experience life as a warfighter.
Ideas
In Defense Of The ISIS Intelligence Whistleblowers
The entire profession is nervous about allegations that could mean top brass at a combatant command violated the sacrosanct professional code of intelligence.
Ideas
The Pope Is Lining Up to Ban Nuclear Weapons
Under Pope Francis the Catholic church is moving away from Cold War nuclear acceptance faster than Congress and the Obama administration.
Business
US, China Race To Boost Military Coding Personnel
Head of US Fleet Cyber Command wants to pull from the 9th-grade talent pool.
Defense Systems
ONR system would protect ships from Stuxnet-like attack
RHIMES would limit the scope of any attack by giving electromechanical controllers slightly different programming.
Defense Systems
Air support gets closer – and faster – with real-time data system
DARPA and the Air Force demonstrate PCAS, which cuts the arrival of munitions support to a matter of minutes.
Threats
Japan Just Authorized Its Most Assertive Military Stance in Decades
In a major shift for East Asian security, the Japanese defense forces will play a broader role in the region under a controversial new law.
Policy