Defense Systems

Service heads demur on DOD's cloud plan

At a D.C. defense policy event, the secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force skirted the issue of the Pentagon's centralized cloud procurement strategy.

Ideas

Special Report: The State of Defense 2018

Here is our annual report on what's to come.

Defense Systems

ARCYBER's Nakasone to head NSA and CyberCommand

President Trump is expected to name decorated Army cyber and intelligence leader to replace retiring Adm. Michael Rogers.

Defense Systems

Army looks at redefining its classified networks

Army leaders hope to modernize mobile networks through secure but unclassified pathways.

Defense Systems

ARCIC head announces retirement

Maj. Gen. Robert “Bo” Dyess announced his retirement during a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing Feb. 7.

Science & Tech

US Army Now Holding Drills With Ground Robots That Shoot

Last year saw a historic first: an exercise in which an unmanned vehicle provided live covering fire for American troops.

Ideas

An Advise-and-Assist Commander Has Advice for the US Army's New Partner-Trainers

Security Force Assistance Brigades, or SFABs, are a great concept, but even the best ideas have limitations and room for improvement.

Threats

Left-of-Launch Missile Defense: ‘You Don’t Want to Have Just One Solution to the Threat’

The 3-star commander of the US Army’s space and missile-defense efforts talks about the changing mix of ways to counter threats.

Threats

Three Things the US Military Needs to Fight in Europe

One year into rotational deployments on the continent, here’s what the Army and Marines say they need.

Defense Systems

Army looks to fast-track cyber talent into service

U.S. Army Cyber Command is launching a pilot program to pluck developers, data scientists and engineers from the workforce to face off against U.S. adversaries.

Science & Tech

The US Army Knows It’s Vulnerable to Space Attack. Here’s What They Want to Do About It

Map-reading skills are just the start. Next up: looking at capabilities that provide alternatives to GPS and satellite comms.

Defense Systems

Working toward a more mobile military

The services are looking to bring logistics tracking and wireless learning capabilities to mobile devices for troops.

Threats

Army Chief: The US Needs More Troops in Europe

The U.S. is "on track," but additional armored forces, long-range artillery and bridging capabilities would help deter Russia, Milley says.

Ideas

Here’s How the US Army Should Arm Itself for New Threats

Stop hoping for a funding bump and start making existing weapons work better together.

Threats

US Army, Navy Cyber Commands Ready Far Ahead of Schedule

The components bring more than half of the 6,200 cyber troops that will make up a fully operational U.S. Cyber Command next year.

Science & Tech

The Video Game That Could Shape the Future of War

The U.S. Army is developing a new way to test technologies and tactics—but first they have to get tens of thousands of soldiers to play it.

Policy

If War with Russia Breaks Out, Borders and Bureaucracy Could Slow the West’s Response

In a summer of multinational exercises in Europe, the first thing the U.S. Army learned was: ‘Borders are hard.’

Ideas

Here’s What Concerns the General in Charge of Recruiting America’s Future Army

President Trump’s Army is trying to recruit 80,000 new soldiers, something that hasn’t happened this century without lowering the bar for entry.

Business

A New Social-Media Simulator Is Helping US Troops Train for Hybrid War

The program harvests and remixes real tweets to generate a convincing online environment for wargames large and small.