Tech
The Air Force Doesn’t Know How to Test Its Future Robotic Wingmen
How do you surprise a drone that can revise its strategy hundreds of times in an eyeblink?
Defense
Denying Trump’s Denial, U.S. Intel Chief Says There’s More Evidence of Russian Hacking
The nation’s top intelligence official says “forensic and other” evidence proves Russian election interference.
Tech
The Apps They Carried: Software, Big Data, and the Fight for Mosul
A variety of digital tech tools aim to provide coalition forces some sense of the dangers around the next bend.
Defense
Potemkin Jets Unlikely To Fool U.S. Satellites
But Russia’s inflatable decoys just might tie up scarce U.S. resources long enough to make a difference.
Defense
Pentagon Urgently Pushing Anti-Drone Tech to ISIS Fight
From mast-mounted radar to drone-jamming guns, the U.S. military’s anti-IED office is rushing to keep up.
Defense
Pakistan to Obama: Kashmir Will Hurt Our Ability to Help Fight the Taliban
Pakistan wants President Obama’s help in the Kashmir conflict with India, Pakistan’s senate defense chairman will tell the National Security Council on Friday.
Tech
Data-Theft Arrest Shows that Insider Threat Remains Despite Post-Snowden Security Improvements
The case of the NSA contractor arrested this week shows that the intelligence community has much further to go in stopping insider threats.
Defense
U.S. Army Racing to Catch Up to Russia On Battle Drones
After watching UAVs dominate eastern Ukrainian skies, the service is seeking counter-drone tech and new families of flying robots.
Tech
How the Air Force is Rapidly Mobilizing For Cyber War
New ideas about defense and new tables of organization are reshaping the service’s ideas about battle.
Tech
The Intelligence Picture Over Iraq and Syria Has Gotten Much Cloudier
The leader of Air Combat Command says new players on the battlefield are complicating the air fight against ISIS.
Defense
The Man in Charge of Stopping the Next Snowden
Moving past the summer of 2013 has proven difficult for the intelligence community.
Oversight
The Military's Tech Matchmaker Is Getting Ready to Open Its Wallet
Carter says DIUx will also get a new Austin branch, its third after Boston and Silicon Valley.
Defense
A New AI Learns Through Observation Alone: What That Means for Drone Surveillance
The military spends hundreds of man hours on intelligence collection and image analysis. Drones that could learn about human behavior with less human guidance could cut that time considerably.
Defense
The Same Culprits That Targeted Election Boards Might Have Also Targeted Ukraine
More circumstantial evidence suggests Russian-backed actors targeted state election boards.
Oversight
5 Steps To Make U.S. Elections Less Hackable
As shadowy actors work to hack U.S. elections, a few simple steps could make electronic voting more secure, says one expert.
Defense
To Counter Russia’s Cyber Prowess, Army Launches Rapid-Tech Office
The battle for eastern Ukraine shows how the pace of innovation in electronic warfare is picking up.
Defense
Pentagon Science Board Recommends “Immediate Action” to Counter Enemy AI
Defense scientists worry that the U.S. could be on the losing side of a AI arms race.
Defense
Navy Pilots Describe How the F-35's Brains Will Change Air Warfare
Navy Pilots gave the F-35 rave reviews during a show-and-tell at sea, but questions remain about its troubled software.
Oversight
The Pentagon Needs You To Help Them Take Down Small Drones
As tiny drones proliferate and make their way onto the battlefield, the Pentagon calls for solutions.
Defense
Russian-Linked Group Leaks U.S. Lawmakers’ Phone Numbers, Emails
Late Friday, an online figure linked to Russian intelligence groups released the personal information of several lawmakers, part of an established pattern.
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