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Patrick Tucker is technology editor for Defense One. He’s also the author of The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move? (Current, 2014). Previously, Tucker was deputy editor for The Futurist for nine years. Tucker has written about emerging technology in Slate, The Sun, MIT Technology Review, Wilson Quarterly, The American Legion Magazine, BBC News Magazine, Utne Reader, and elsewhere.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Monday, June 24, 2019.

Commentary Cyber

Saudi Arabia’s Phone Hacking Shows We Need Better Encryption — Not Backdoors

End-to-end encryption isn’t good enough. Files and cloud backups need strong crypto as well.

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U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors fly in formation behind a 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat air patrol mission, Nov. 15, 2019.

Air Force

Toward a War With Fewer Radio Calls

A recent Air Force test that data-linked an F-35 and an F-22 promises to move and combine data automatically.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens the national anthem after his speech to the State Council in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020.

Internet Access Social Media Cyber Adversaries International

As Putin Schemes to Extend His Reign, Expect New Forms of Internet Repression

Russia under a president-for-life will likely grow more insular and less open to Western influence.

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Technology

As Putin Schemes to Extend His Reign, Expect New Forms of Internet Repression

Russia under a president-for-life will likely grow more insular and less open to Western influence.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens the national anthem after his speech to the State Council in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. Putin proposed changing the Russian Constitution to increase the powers of parliament and the Cabinet.

Russia

As Putin Schemes to Extend His Reign, Expect New Forms of Internet Repression

Russia under a president-for-life will likely grow more insular and less open to Western influence.

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A German military Mikado quadcopter flies through the air during a 2015 unmanned aircraft system demonstration at Camp Marechal de Lattre de Tassigny in Kosovo.

Drones Identity

When Both Sides Have Drones, How Do You Know Which Ones to Kill?

The U.S. Army recently tested a system that helps defenders wipe the skies of just the unfriendly aerial robots.

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A November Maneuver and Fires Integrated Experiment at Ft. Sill, Okla., uses a variety of unmanned aerial vehicles as enemy targets.

Army Drones

When Both Sides Have Drones, How Do You Know Which Ones to Kill?

The U.S. Army recently tested a system that helps defenders wipe the skies of just the unfriendly aerial robots.

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n Air Force illustration shows the X-51A Waverider, which is designed to ride on its own shock wave and accelerate to Mach 5 or higher. (AFP Photo/Air Force)

Missiles

The US Wants to Intimidate China with Hypersonics, Once It Solves the Physics

The U.S. is pressing ahead with new missiles, but questions remain about engineering, tactics, and even geopolitics.

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Cyber Adversaries International Social Media

Iran Is Expanding Its Online Disinformation Operations

Tehran isn’t as practiced as Moscow at purveying propaganda online, but they’re no slouches.

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Iranians surf the Internet at a cafe in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept, 17, 2013. The joy of Iran's Facebook and Twitter fans was short-lived as authorities on Tuesday restored blocks on social networks after filters were lifted for several hours overnight.

Iran Cyber

Iran Is Expanding Its Online Disinformation Operations

Tehran isn’t as practiced as Moscow at purveying propaganda online, but they’re no slouches.

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