Radar Sweep
Air Force Leaders Seek to “Flip the Switch” on Innovation
Will Roper, the Air Force’s assistant secretary for acquisition, technology, and logistics, and Lt. Gen. John Thompson, Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center commander, said the Air Force is committed to working more closely with innovative companies.
The Navy's Secretive and Revolutionary Program to Project False Fleets from Drone Swarms
This new electronic warfare "system of systems" has been clandestinely refined over the last five years and judging from the Navy's own budgetary documents, it may be operational soon, if it isn't already. This secretive new electronic warfare "ecosystem" is known as Netted Emulation of Multi-Element Signature against Integrated Sensors, or NEMESIS.
US Must Improve Cyber Protection for Sats: Aerospace
"Neither space policy nor cybersecurity policy is prepared for the challenges created by the meshing of space and cyberspace, especially for the spacecraft," finds a new Aerospace Corporation report.
President Trump Could Intervene in Military War Zone Crime Cases. But Should He?
President Donald Trump has stirred up a debate in the military law community after announcing that he may pull rank in the military's handling of separate legal cases against a Navy SEAL and two soldiers, all of whom were accused of war zone crimes.
McCusker Tapped for Comptroller
President Donald Trump intends to nominate Elaine McCusker to be Defense Department comptroller, according to a White House announcement. McCusker has been acting comptroller since July when David Norquist, the previous comptroller, was confirmed as deputy defense secretary.
Army Blocks Air Force on Twitter after Black Knights' 17-13 Loss
During and after the Nov. 2 game between Army and Air Force at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., things got tense—on the field and social media.