Science & Tech

CYBERCOM To Outsource $475 Million of Work To Stand Up Command

The massive contract would cover more than 20 task areas and would build out one of the divisions of the Pentagon's fledgling cyber branch.

Threats

What’s the Difference Between ‘Accompanying’ and ‘Escorting’ a Ship?

When Pentagon officials announced that they would increase protection for U.S.-flagged vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, they also introduced a bit of confusion.

Defense Systems

Antisatellite race heats up with China, Russia

The Air Force is exploring new antisatellite technologies -- but keeping quiet about which ones -- in response to Chinese tests and Russia's hard line.

Defense Systems

Air Force, NASA test jet with 'morphing' wings

The technology promises to make aviation more fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly and quieter.

Ideas

Keep Your Iran Politics Out of Kazakhstan

The Senate should for make benefit glorious Central Asia Nuclear Free Zone.

Threats

Russia Scales Back Long-Range Aircraft Patrols, NATO General Says

After beefing up long-range aviation patrols last year, Russia has been flying near the borders of NATO countries less frequently, Gen. Philip Breedlove says.

Policy

Bernie Sanders Enters 2016 Race as an Alternative to Hawkish Rivals—Including Clinton

The anti-war Vermont senator calls for accountable defense spending and better veterans care, setting him apart from other 2016 candidates on national security.

Science & Tech

How the Pentagon Could Soon Share Americans' Data With Foreign Militaries

The new cyber strategy could provide allies with Americans’ information gathered under proposed legislation.

Policy

Tom Cotton, Twitter, and the Weird Future of Diplomacy

The freshman senator challenges Iran’s foreign minister to a debate, gets slapped down.

Science & Tech

The Air Force Is One Step Closer to a Shape-Shifting Plane

NASA and the United States Air Force Research Lab successfully tested a plane with wings that change shape mid-flight.

Policy

A Skeptic's Guide to the Iran Deal

Democrat Adam Schiff explains what worries him about the framework nuclear agreement with Tehran—and about his Republican colleagues.

Defense Systems

New software speeds up Marines' online ordering, even when not online

Three new applications in the Corps' logistics support system lets even Marines without Internet connectivity handle of the hard part of online transactions.

Defense Systems

Army awards $3.9 billion deal for Rifleman radios

Thales and Harris will compete for order of up to 193,276 of the software-defined radios, designed to take tactical communications to dismounted soldiers.

Science & Tech

New Chips Could Patch the Military’s GPS Vulnerability

The Pentagon hopes that new location technology can ward off jammers and spoofers without breaking the bank.

Science & Tech

America's Police Will Fight the Next Riot With These Stink Bombs

Future protestors in places like Baltimore could be met with a new and disgusting chemical weapon.

Policy

New Bill Would Boost Whistleblower Protections for Military Sexual Assault Victims

Sen. Barbara Boxer and her Democratic colleagues introduce a bill to strengthen protections for those who blow the whistle on military wrongdoing, waste, fraud and abuse — including sexual abuse.