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Northrop tests tech to help hypersonic vehicles maneuver without GPS
The successful demonstration of inertial measurement unit technology on a hypersonic aircraft is an industry first.
The intelligence community’s conclusions on 2018 midterms interference
The director of national intelligence submitted a report on foreign influence efforts during the 2018 elections.
By Mark Pomerleau
Trump’s new Space Force to reside under Department of the Air Force
The new service will be overseen by the newly created undersecretary of the Air Force for the Space Force and a Space Force chief of staff, who will sit on the Joint Chiefs.
By Valerie Insinna
Japan seeks drones, subs, F-35 jets as part of $243 billion defense-spending plan
The long-awaited documents would see Japan spend almost $243 billion on defense over the next five fiscal years.
By Mike Yeo
Trump signs order to create US Space Command
The goal is to set up a command to oversee and organize space operations, accelerate technical advances and find more effective ways to defend U.S. assets in space.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Audit finds cyber vulnerabilities in US missile defense system
A Defense Department Inspector General report raises more questions about the military's shoddy cybersecurity.
Modernization top priority in FY20 budget, Pentagon’s No. 2 official says
Still no word on the final top line for the Defense Department's fiscal 2020 budget.
By Valerie Insinna
Will the Space Force sit under the Department of the Air Force? The Pentagon finally has an answer.
President Donald Trump has been briefed on the way forward.
By Valerie Insinna
Iran hackers hunt nuke workers, US officials
The Associated Press drew on data gathered by the London-based cybersecurity group Certfa to track how in the wake of sanctions on Iran a hacking group often nicknamed Charming Kitten tried to break into the emails of U.S. Treasury officials, as well as atomic scientists, civil society figures and think tank employees.
Emerging technologies could tip the scales for cyber defense
One top Department of Defense leader has an optimistic outlook on the future of network defense.
By Mark Pomerleau
How the Joint Staff’s cyber role has changed
The character of war is evolving, and so has the Joint Staff's part in integration efforts.
By Mark Pomerleau