C4ISR

Mission systems sold separately: Air Force debuts ‘next-gen acquisition model’

Service says buying planes’ brains separately will help integrate the entire force.

Device detonations reveal ‘incredible’ intelligence abilities: ex-NSA chief

“I think about our own supply chains and what we need to be able to do to ensure their integrity,” Paul Nakasone said.

AWACS without a plane? Northrop pitches new connect-everything product

NG InSight is a “toolbox” to integrate sensors, off-board computing, and more.

Inspired by Ukraine, US Army picks two commercially available drones

The drones, including one type that can drop bombs, are bound for company-level units.

US falling dangerously behind China on GPS development: Pentagon’s former space-policy leader

The Pentagon needs other position-navigation-timing systems if it loses connection to GPS satellites.

Ukraine’s F-16s are fighting with help from a USAF electronic-warfare unit

A U.S. Air Force squadron reprogrammed the jets' EW gear before delivery—and expects to upgrade them as needed.

Old-school soldiers prove they can still beat tech-heavy troops

Deep in the Louisiana woods, the U.S. Army's “Ghost” unit showed that doing the basics well can still turn the tide.

DARPA hires Twitter whistleblower as CIO

Peiter “Mudge” Zatko will return to the agency after a decade spent working for several leading tech firms.

Let’s start treating cyber security like it matters

That means a real investigatory board for cyber incidents, not the hamstrung one we’ve got now.

Russia may be learning dangerous lessons from its space mischief, DIA says

The head of the Defense Intelligence Agency says Moscow must be shown repercussions.

Several Pentagon IT programs still lack a cyber strategy, watchdog finds

The programs, used daily by DOD employees, do not even comply with decade-old cybersecurity requirements, GAO concludes.

China is turning to private firms for offensive cyber operations

Leaked documents reveal prices, clients, targets, and more.

US is buying new version of counter-IED jammer

Roadside-bomb markers aren't resting, and so neither is the Pentagon.

Pentagon background-check systems at risk of hacking, GAO says

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency didn’t fully implement DOD’s cybersecurity process, a new report finds.

US blacklists Kaspersky software over alleged Kremlin ties

The Commerce Department says its products could expose sensitive data; company denies it.

Nine takeaways from ProPublica's investigation into Microsoft’s cybersecurity failures

A whistleblower repeatedly tried to get the tech giant to fix a security flaw that left millions of users exposed—including contractors, the State Department, and the National Nuclear Security Administration.