Defense Systems

IT is the mostly invisible glue of modern offices that only leaps into view when it fails: an undelivered text, the dreaded “searching for signal” icon, apps that take minutes to load. But all of that takes on a different meaning inside the…

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland—Even as the U.S. Navy expands its drone experiments, its top leaders say the fleet has much to learn before deploying unmanned systems to defend Taiwan from possible attack in the next few years. But they said that…

The U.S. is sending anti-drone missiles as part of an experimental platform to help Ukraine down the Iranian-built drones that have devastated its energy infrastructure, according to representatives of government contracting company SAIC.On…

The Biden administration will give Costa Rica $25 million to fund network improvements and develop a more secure digital infrastructure, according to a senior administration official.The effort follows a direct request for funding from…

The Army’s shop in charge of battlefield communications will soon handle all of the service’s network development and purchasing, according to a defense official. The service’s acquisitions chief decided that “all network…

The Marine Corps is launching a three-year pilot to develop a software factory and a cadre of software experts that’ll be teamed up with the Army’s similar effort in Austin, Texas. The first software-savvy Marines are expected to debut this…

Companies may feel the sting of new expenses under the White House’s new cybersecurity strategy. But many tech executives agree the new requirements are necessary to reduce the pain of cyber attack.“This investment comes out of profit. So…

The White House’s new National Cybersecurity Strategy could lead to more precise guidance on how the Pentagon conducts offensive cyber operations when it releases its own strategy in the coming weeks. “There continues to be, I think,…

Can an AI-fueled chatbot help navigate the Defense bureaucracy? Or improve how the Pentagon shares information? The Air Force’s outgoing chief information officer thinks it just might.The Pentagon’s legacy of bureaucracy and spotty Wi-Fi…

SAN DIEGO—Training the Navy’s information warfare operators isn’t easy, and technical and security challenges prevent operators from virtually learning the systems they’d use in a fight, officials said. “We are not at our best in the…