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‘We Own the Night’: The Rise And Fall Of The US Military’s Night-Vision Dominance
‘We Own the Night’: The Rise And Fall Of The US Military’s Night-Vision Dominance taskandpurpose.com · by Adam K. Raymond · July 11, 2017 The sky was moonless on the night of May 1, 2011, as two MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters flew toward a walled compound in an upscale enclave of Abbottabad, Pakistan. A power outage further drenched […]
House Armed Services Panel Unveils $696.5 Billion Defense Authorization Bill
House Armed Services Panel Unveils $696.5 Billion Defense Authorization Bill By: Joe Gould, for Defense News // July 10, 2017 WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee unveiled its $696.5 billion defense policy bill on Monday, which reflects an emerging deal among House Republican leaders but falls short what pro-defense lawmakers sought. The committee’s draft 2018 National Defense […]
On Hyper-War By Gen. (Ret.) John Allen/USMC & Amir Hussain
On Hyperwar By General John R. Allen, US Marine Corps (Retired) and Amir Husain https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2017-07/hyperwar It is more than a revolution in military affairs; it is a revolution in human affairs. 2 January 2018 The battle damage was devastating and constituted the leading edge of what the United States soon would discover was a […]
‘Click Here To Kill Everyone,’: Internet Of Things (IoT) Physical Attack Exploit To Be Revealed At Upcoming Black Hat Convention In Las Vegas, July 26-27, 2017; 20th Year Of Annual Gathering Of World’s Elite White Hat Hackers
‘Click Here To Kill Everyone,’: Internet Of Things (IoT) Physical Attack Exploit To Be Revealed At Upcoming Black Hat Convention In Las Vegas, July 26-27, 2017; 20th Year Of Annual Gathering Of World’s Elite White Hat Hackers http://www.fortunascorner.com For the 20th straight year, the world’s most — must-attend event — for the […]
Senate Unveils $700B Defense Authorization Plan
Senate Unveils $700B Defense Authorization Plan By: Leo Shane III, June 28, 2017 (Photo Credit: Rick Bowmer/AP) WASHINGTON — Senate lawmakers introduced a $700 billion defense authorization bill on Wednesday that sets the stage for another financial showdown with House budget planners and White House officials over the right target for national defense planning. The […]
Defense Strategy And The Iron Triangle Of Painful Tradeoffs
Excerpts: unavoidable iron triangle of painful tradeoffs (hereafter ITPT) A defense strategy is an approach that ties together the goals, approaches, and resources (people, technology, dollars, etc.) that can best advance priority interests by exploiting opportunities and overcoming challenges. It must account for, and in some cases seek to shape, a complex and dynamic […]
The Trump Budget Still Shortchanges The Military: By HASC Chairman, (Rep./Texas) Mac Thornberry
Now we can more fully understand why the FY18 NDAA signed out by Rep. Thornberry over the weekend was annotated to reflect the NDAA was being published/released “By Request,” which meant that it did not yet have the backing of the Chairman of the HASC. The below makes clear where the HASC Chair […]
DIA Chief Fears Agency Becoming Irrelevant — But, LTG. Stewart’s Remarks Are Reflective Of A Much Larger Cascade Of Difficult Issues Confronting The Intelligence Community; What The IC Needs To Do To Avoid……Its Kodak Moment
DIA Chief Fears Agency Becoming Irrelevant — But, LTG. Stewart’s Remarks Are Reflective Of A Much Larger Cascade Of Difficult Issues Confronting The Intelligence Community; What The IC Needs To Do To Avoid……Its Kodak Moment www.fortunascorner,com That’s the title of Stew Magnuson’s June 8, 2017 article on the Real Clear Defense website. Mr. […]
The War Algorithm: The Pentagon’s Bet On The Future Of War
The War Algorithm: The Pentagon’s Bet On The Future Of War By Colin Clark, breakingdefense.com View Original May 31st, 2017 Thinking about robots and war often brings to mind HAL, the apparently well-meaning but ultimately destructive computer in 2001, or the metallic creatures of death in the Terminator series.Today, however, the Pentagon wants to push the concept in a different […]
Is The U.S. Military Too Antiquated To Win Modern Wars?
Conference video at the link to the web page: http://www.c4isrnet.com/articles/is-the-us-military-too-antiquated-to-win-modern-wars? Is The U.S. Military Too Antiquated To Win Modern Wars? By Mark Pomerleau, www.c4isrnet.com View Original May 17th, 2017 Experts in technology and warfare gathered Wednesday to discuss the U.S. military’s efforts to innovate in response to rapidly changing threats and its place in modern warfare. Bernadette Johnson, […]
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