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The World of 2020 According to DARPA

The research agency is making underwater robots that can sleep for years and other robots that can fix satellites in space.

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The Military’s Robotic Ghost Ship Passes Critical Test

An autonomous sub-hunting ship passed an important technological milestone and the oceans may never be the same.

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War by Doxxing

Combat pilots are just the most recent victims of a common practice. It doesn’t mean that the military has been hacked.

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The Air Force Might Have To Protect Money Laundering in Space

Burgeoning US space monitoring capabilities may one day be used to protect off-planet money launderers from Chinese rockets.

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Three Steps To Destroy ISIS on Twitter

Data scientists say Twitter has done much to thwart ISIS, but offer these simple steps to degrade the group and its massive online following.

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How Military Scientists Want To Fix Your Online Privacy Problem

DARPA is tackling online privacy. But can you trust them?

Threats

US To Ramp Up Military Equipment for Ukraine But Still No 'Lethal' Arms

Humvees, radars, and drones are on their way to the Ukraine front lines.

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In Ukraine, Tomorrow’s Drone War Is Alive Today

A crowd-funded arms race is taking over Ukraine from the air.

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CIA Restructuring Adds New Cyber Focus

CIA Director John Brennan announced a ‘huge’ change in the way the agency does business, adding special emphasis on the digital world.

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More Robots Prepare for the Military’s Robotics World Cup

It’s the US vs. China, Japan, Italy in the military’s robot super competition.

Threats

John Allen: ISIS Losing, But Iraq Still Isn't Ready To Win

Iraq’s government may not be ready to handle what happens when it defeats ISIS.

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‘Jihadi John’ and the Future of the Biometrics Terror Hunt

The future of the biometrics dragnets that identified an Islamic State executioner is on a hilltop in West Virginia.

Threats

Clapper Says People in Mosul May Be Getting Sick of ISIS

The nation’s top spy offered a bleak assessment of the nation’s threats.

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How the Military Will Fight ISIS on the Dark Web

ISIS already is on the Dark Web raising money through Bitcoin. The military is on the Dark Web, too.

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Obama To Sell Armed Drones To More Countries

New rules suggest that more drones are headed to the Middle East to fight the Islamic State.

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Here Come the Drones: FAA Announces Civilian Rules

New regulations allow for wider civilian drone use in U.S. air space, but pizza delivery is still a ways away.

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The Marines Are Building Robotic War Balls

The future of amphibious assault looks kind of like an explosive inner tube. It’s really a drone.

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'Dramatic Improvement' in US and European Intel Sharing Because of ISIS

The FBI is tracking every ISIS member it knows in the US, but needs Congress to block companies from offering encryption.

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Military Looking To Give Troops Super Sensing Abilities

A new DARPA program wants to give soldiers digital ESP.

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How US Technology Could Help Ukraine Without ‘Arming’ It

Most of what Ukraine is asking the U.S. for would not be lethal.