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This Tool Could Sniff Out a Paris Bomb More Than a Football Field Away
The U.S. military is working to refine and improve a multi-sensor device that could one day deploy to detect suicide vests.
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Meet the Head of the Pentagon’s Agile New Digital Team
Tech entrepreneur Christopher Lynch will come over from the White House’s own U.S. Digital Service.
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Brennan: Paris Is A 'Wakeup Call' To Europe On Encryption
The ability to shield communications from anyone but the intended recipient via encryption and other digital means will now face unprecedented challenges.
Business
Eyes On Target ‘Not Required’ For Airstrikes Like the One On Kunduz Hospital
Military gunships are loaded with expensive sensors to hit targets. But that’s not the same as knowing what to hit.
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Chinese Scientists Unveil New Stealth Material Breakthrough
Planes and warships just got a lot harder to see with microwave radar.
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How The Russian Crash Investigation Could Alter the War On Encryption
If intercepted communications prove an ISIS bomb caused the crash in Egypt, it could be just the boost surveillance state advocates need.
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US Still Doesn’t Know Who's In Charge of What If Massive Cyber Attack Strikes Nation
Cyber physical attacks on infrastructure may be an unlikely sneak attack, but if it happens, the chain of command is far from clear.
Threats
Clapper Doesn't Rule Out Possibility That ISIS Took Down Russian Jetliner
But the director of national intelligence, speaking at the Defense One Summit, called it ‘unlikely.’
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Black Hawk Empty: Unmanned Helicopter Passes Key Test
The Army’s signature rotorcraft, equipped with new hardware and software, shows off a new self-piloting capability and robotic teaming.
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Now We Have a (Tiny) Tractor Beam
Today, it moves little specks of plastic, but someday the sky may be the limit.
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US Military Blimp Down Over Pennsylvania
The Army lost control of its 3.5-ton multi-billion-dollar air-defense JLENS for four hours on Wednesday.
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Navy Plans To Deploy A Submarine Drone Squadron By 2020
The highly autonomous underwater vehicles could be sent to scout ahead of attack submarines, or to guard valuable undersea targets.
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Meet the New Army General in Charge of the ISIS War
Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland is now commanding the counter-ISIS campaign; Officials name Nagata’s successor at SOCOM Central.
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A New Material Promises NSA-Proof Wallpaper
A Utah company has a new nickel-carbon material that could help the Pentagon fight off some of its most haunting threats.
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Pentagon: State Doesn’t Have Enough People Tweeting At ISIS
In the war of online influence, the U.S. is gaining ground but is still hopelessly outmanned.
Threats
Even DHS Doesn’t Want the Power It Would Get Under CISA
The Senate bill to improve cyber information sharing would route data through an agency that doesn’t want the job.
Threats
Don’t Be Shocked the CIA Head Was Hacked
How can a random teenager break into the CIA director’s private email? The problem isn’t technical.
Threats
Did NATO Forces Just Down a Russian Drone Over Turkey?
As the Internet examines pictures of an alleged Russian surveillance drone shot down by Turkish jets, Russia says, ‘What drone?’
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The 5 Coolest Robots at the Biggest US Land Warfare Show
Autonomous systems for land, sea, and sky prowled the floor at this week’s AUSA conference in Washington.
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