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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.
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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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Can the Pentagon Ditch the Password and Finally Embrace the 'Internet of Things'?
A new report claims the U.S. Defense Department could save millions using internet-ready devices and sensors. But there's one huge problem before that can happen.
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Who Is Spying On US Cellphones? Lawmakers Demand an Answer
A bipartisan group of representatives asked 24 agencies if and how they use a secretive cell-phone tracking technology called ‘Stingrays.'
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Your Next Fitbit Should Detect Nuclear Bombs, DHS Hopes
The 'Human Portable Tripwire' program will work to develop wearable tech designed to sniff out radioactive material.
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Pentagon Wants to Pair Troops with Machines to Deter Russia, China
More than a year in the works, Pentagon leaders are betting an ambitious effort to pair soldiers with machines to give the American military an edge on the battlefield of the future.
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The Secret Pentagon Push for Lethal Cyber Weapons
With nearly $500 million allotted, military contractors are competing for funds to develop the next big thing: computer code capable of killing.
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The Pentagon's Massive IT Overhaul Is 'Redefining' Intelligence Collection
It isn’t uncommon for U.S. intelligence analysts to ping several hundred or more databases separately to collect information. That may soon change.
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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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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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African States Hop on the Network Surveillance Bandwagon
Governments in Sudan, Nigeria, South Africa and Ethiopia are the latest to deploy sophisticated network eavesdropping tools against their citizens.
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Making the Case for Cyber Defense Spending in Local Government
IT leaders in one Arizona county are working to demonstrate the ROI on cybersecurity investments.
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US Navy Revives Ancient Navigation as Cyber Threats Grow
Satellites and GPS are vulnerable to cyber attack. The tools of yesteryear are not.
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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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When Military Robots Can Predict Your Next Move
New research may enable robotic armed guards — or just help self-driving cars get through a four-way stop.
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Lasers Could Be Coming To The F-35
Advances across a range of fields could enable a sci-fi upgrade to the fighter jet.
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Talking Helmets and Robot Builders: The Army's Future of 3D Printing
A researcher at the service’s Weapons and Materials Directorate lays out a vision for additive printers on the battlefield.
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New Pentagon Equipment Is No Longer Pushing the Envelope
Acquisition chief Frank Kendall says the cost of the Defense Department’s major projects are falling, but the arms being purchased are less technologically advanced.
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