Threats
President Obama's New National Security Strategy Isn't Actually New
Amid unprecedented security challenges, President Obama’s new national security strategy isn’t new: Strike a delicate balance between U.S. power and strategic patience.
Science & Tech
Northrop Secretly Building Jet for Air Force Trainer Competition
Northrop Grumman has abandoned plans to jointly pitch the BAE Systems Hawk jet training plane for the U.S. Air Force, instead opting to build a new aircraft.
Defense Systems
Army bringing Strykers into its tactical battlefield network
Service adds another unit to the satellite-based WIN-T, which reduces reliance on fixed for line-of-sight communications.
Defense Systems
Lighter, mesh antennas can help cut satellite costs
Harris and Vanguard are developing a lightweight, high-density mesh for satellite antenna reflectors that unfurl in space.
Science & Tech
Here’s What You’ll Find on the Fighter Jet of 2030
Military leaders reveal their hopes and fears for the 6th Generation fighter they will desperately need.
Ideas
Ignore the Pundits: US-Israeli Security Relations Are Stronger Than Ever
US defense secretaries’ relationships with their Israeli counterparts have been among the closest of any around the world.
Threats
Jordanians: 'We Want Nothing Now, Only To Get Daesh Out'
Sidelined no more, as King Abdullah's military strikes ISIS for al-Kasasbeh's death, Jordanians vow, 'We are fighters. We will devour them.'
Policy
Democrats Hit GOP Over National Security in Homeland Funding Bill Fight
Citing Paris, ISIS and even 9/11, Democrats try to gain some leverage over the GOP in a fight that leaves the Homeland Security Department's future in limbo.
Threats
White House Says Obama’s New National Security Strategy a ‘Compass’ Through ‘Shifting Security Landscape’
The White House previews Obama’s new national security strategy ahead of Susan Rice’s Friday unveiling.
Defense Systems
Navy’s S&T strategy: Lean on technology
The Navy sets forth its science and technology plans for the near- and long-term.
Defense Systems
Budget requests reveal military's R&D priorities
From cyber to lasers and dual manned/unmanned systems, the military services focus on the future.
Policy
Republicans Go Easy on Ash Carter, Keep Focus on White House
Instead of attacking Obama’s national security strategy, lawmakers mostly held off, deciding Ash Carter will have little impact on policy.
Policy
Carter Survives To Fight Another Day
The Defense Secretary nominee plays it safe amid mostly gentle questioning.
Policy
The Pentagon’s Weapon Wish Lists Could Disappear
The military’s billion-dollar wish lists for weapons that did not make it onto the Pentagon’s budget might disappear as lawmakers decide whether they’re worth it.
Threats
Homeland Security Bill Stalls in the Senate, Threatening Shutdown
Sen. Mitch McConnell now has until Feb. 27 to generate enough support to prevent a department shutdown that everyone agrees couldn't come at a worse time.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon Wants To Expand Its Cyber Forces
A $27 million proposal in the FY 2016 budget would fill the ranks of a burgeoning Cyber Command.
Threats
UAE Shows the Air War Against ISIS Is Almost Entirely on America's Shoulders
As allies' search-and-rescue limitations come under the spotlight, it increasingly appears that the U.S. will be the primary actor in the air war against ISIS until the very end.
Ideas