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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.
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While the US Army Sharpens Its Cyber Defenses, the Navy Faces the 'Real' Deal Right Now
U.S. Fleet Cyber Command conducts 'real world operations because they're there, and we don't have a choice' while the Army's Cyber Command is cautiously getting on its feet.
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A Top-Secret Cell Phone Is Just One New Tool the Pentagon Can Expect Soon
In a call with reporters, the Defense Department's chief information officer shared a handful of new developments on the Pentagon's tech horizon.
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In a Switch, UK Asks Its Arms Makers to Design for Export
Defense companies accustomed to making bespoke weapons for the MoD are being urged to consider overseas requirements as well.
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UK Invites ‘Countries of Concern’ To Shop for Weapons in London
More than a dozen countries on Britain’s list of repressive regimes have descended on DSEI, one of the world’s largest arms fairs.
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Dutch Air Force Chief Slams US Army Helicopter Plan
Lt. Gen. Alexander Schnitger said the two designs being evaluated by the US Army could fall far short of actual wartime needs.
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Here Are A Few Things the New Air Force Bomber Will Do Besides Drop Bombs
Embedded antennas, targeting cameras, and a leap in processing power will turn the Long Range Strike Bomber into a versatile spy plane and airborne command center.
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Contactless Fingerprinting Promises 'Wave Your Hand, Unlock A Door'
But the ability to collect biometric data without physical contact has sparked concerns about surveillance and data theft.
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Will Subdrones Cause World War III?
Smart, well-armed and built to operate on their own, underwater drones are becoming a dangerous wildcard.
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The Subatomic Race to Harness Quantum Science
US, China are betting millions on the promise of this newish field, but the real-world potential remains a mystery.
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US Revives New-Look 'Virtual Fence' Along Its Southern Border
The Department of Homeland Security is installing sensor-studded turrets in pockets of Arizona to curb human trafficking and drug smuggling.
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Is This the Warship of the Future?
Laser-armed battleships that print their own drones will have to survive anti-ship missiles plummeting from space.
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The Air Force Will Test the F-35 Against the A-10—But Not Until 2018
Is the Warthog better at defending ground troops? The brass wants to know, not that they're in any rush.
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Here’s What The Military’s Top Roboticist Is Afraid Of (It’s Not Killer Robots)
We’re on the verge of an explosion in robotic capability and diversity, and it would be folly to stop exploring now, says the man who ran DARPA’s Grand Robotics Challenge.
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The Military Wants Swarm Bots It Can Retrieve in Midair
They'll bite through your aileron wires. They'll insert toasting forks in your tyres. That is the tale of the Gremlins.
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Flexible Electronics Are the Goal of Pentagon's First Silicon Valley Partnership
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announces a five-year, $171 million effort to make and improve bendable circuitry.
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Oshkosh Wins $30 Billion Army Contract Battle to Replace Humvee
The Wisconsin truck-maker has won the coveted megacontract to replace most of the Army’s iconic Humvees.
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The US Military Gets A Guidebook to the Cloud
DISA rolls out a collection of best practices for a Pentagon herding its myriad information services toward their cloud-based future.
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