Technology

This ‘cloud in a box’ could save Air Force maintainers years of paperwork

The Air Force has been developing a portable data center that can hold maintenance and sustainment docs for every plane the service has—in a container the size of a window air conditioner.

As Air Force mulls next-gen fighter, tanker plans hang in the balance

Plans for a stealthy new refueling aircraft look unaffordable—and, perhaps, unnecessary.

Dear industry: Pentagon wants quantum GPS

The technology is proving difficult to field, according to the Pentagon’s quantum science lead.

The big loophole allowing Russia to access US chips? China

“You can’t trust them,” one lawmaker admonished chipmaker execs.

Could an easy radio fix have prevented the Trump assassination attempt?

“Being able to talk to other agencies real-time certainly would assist in that response,” one official said.

How Telegram became the 'center of gravity' for a new breed of domestic terrorists

From attempting to incite racially motivated violence to encouraging attacks on critical infrastructure, the alleged crimes planned and advertised by extremists on Telegram go far beyond the charges facing its CEO.

NSA’s China-focused ‘innovation pipeline’ targets economic imbalances

A new pilot program crowdsources ideas from analysts to scope out U.S. vulnerabilities.

FBI is losing track of classified and sensitive data, watchdog finds

The bureau is failing to account for electronic storage media that are marked for destruction at secure facilities.

Defense One Radio, Ep. 161: A trip to Louisiana with the Army’s new recon unit

The Army just put a new unit loaded with cutting-edge tech to the test at Fort Johnson. Sam Skove shares what he witnessed during a recent week-long wargame.

Northrop shows off new digital radar tech in first flight

Breakthroughs in design for military-specific chips are ushering new capabilities.

Army puts new unit loaded with cutting-edge tech to the test

The reconnaissance unit is the poster child for Army plans to field more drones, electronic warfare, and communications equipment across the force.

How one Army infantry division is using data analytics to keep soldiers safe

The 4th ID has tandem data efforts designed to track, alert, and predict harmful behavior trends.

Pentagon unveils new biodefense-focused supercomputer 

The new system is part of a collaboration with the Department of Energy-sponsored Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Two programs suggest the Pentagon is getting better at buying technology

The Maven and Collaborative Combat Aircraft efforts display real steps forward, a pair of reports say.