Threats
What ISIS Really Wants
The Islamic State believes it is an agent of the coming apocalypse. Here’s what that means for its strategy—and how to stop it.
Science & Tech
Here Come the Drones: FAA Announces Civilian Rules
New regulations allow for wider civilian drone use in U.S. air space, but pizza delivery is still a ways away.
Threats
Terrorism Finance Trackers Worry ISIS Already Using Bitcoin
The ability to move cash around national borders could help ISIS fund attacks in the West, just as an Al Qaeda group apparently funded the attacks in France.
Science & Tech
DARPA's New Search Engine Puts Google in the Dust
After only one year in use, DARPA's Memex search engine has already played a key role in nearly 20 different investigations.
Science & Tech
How a Homeland Security Shutdown Would Imperil US Cyber Defense
An agency official told House lawmakers a partial shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security would do more than just slow a timely response to critical threats.
Defense Systems
Predator demos sense-and-avoid system with first air-to-air radar
Another Predator also sets a new flight endurance record, General Atomics says.
Defense Systems
Fab Lab can help Navy get creative with repairs at sea
The lab, being set up under a DARPA program, provides state-of-the-art training in fabrication technologies and could allow crews to collaborate and share ideas.
Defense Systems
3D model predicts injuries from hits on every class of Navy ship
The Office of Naval Research is developing HIT in order to improve the injuries and response times of critical emergencies aboard ships
Business
Boeing Defense Creates New Development Business Unit
After aerial tanker delays, Boeing groups its military and space development projects under one new business unit to oversee new projects.
Policy
The Debate About ISIS War Powers Means Trouble for Rand Paul
The Republican senator is national security outlier in his party, and that could come back to haunt him in 2016.
Threats
Tanks Cross Border from Russia as New Ceasefire Is Signed
An all-night peace summit yielded an agreement to de-escalate violence in Ukraine even as tanks crossed into the country from Russia overnight.
Business
Lawmakers Get Lost in the Math of Reforming Military Benefits
The business of reforming the military's compensation system got very confused very quickly during a Wednesday House Armed Services subcommittee hearing.
Threats
Top Afghanistan Commander Pushes for Flexibility in Troop Drawdown
Sen. John McCain implores the Gen. John Campbell to ask president to rethink plan.
Ideas
Reform Pentagon Acquisition By Slowing Down the F-35
John McCain and Ash Carter want real acquisition reform? Great, they can start by slowing – or stopping – the F-35.
Science & Tech
The Marines Are Building Robotic War Balls
The future of amphibious assault looks kind of like an explosive inner tube. It’s really a drone.
Defense Systems
New search engine making strides in exploring the Deep, Dark Web
DARPA's Memex project, launched only a year ago, is being used in human trafficking investigations.
Defense Systems
Air Force closing in on more powerful satellite comm system
Six months of testing have concluded on the first three satellites in the AEHF constellation, which could soon reach initial operating capability.
Defense Systems