NASA Project Aims to Equip Orion Spacecraft With Laser Comms System
NASA has launched a project to develop a laser communications system for the Orion spacecraft the agency intends to use for its future...
Report: Navy Introduces Laser Weapon Tech Program Under Rapid Prototyping Initiative
The U.S. Navy has launched an effort to pursue laser weapons integration as part of the service branch's Rapid Prototyping, Experimentation...
Rear Adm. Mathias Winter Nominated to Head F-35 Joint Program Office
Mathias Winter Navy Rear Adm. Mathias Winter, deputy program executive officer for the Defense Department's F-35 joint program office, has been...
Report: White House Asks Congress to Cut $140M From NASA, NOAA Programs
The Trump administration has asked Congress to cut $90 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather satellite programs and...
DHS Adds Encryption Requirement to Radio Equipment Compliance Standards
The Department of Homeland Security has introduced an encryption requirement to a suite of standards for first responder radio platforms. DHS said...
USMC Taps Federal Employees for Small Unit Training Ideas
The U.S. Marine Corps' Training and Education Command seeks ideas from federal employees as part of an innovation challenge that aims...
Report: Poland Drops Plan to Buy Secondhand F-16s
Poland has canceled plans to buy secondhand F-16 aircraft made in the U.S. to replace the Polish air force's fleet of Russian-made fighter...
NASA to Launch Laser Comms Demo for Spacecraft, Earth Connectivity
NASA plans to launch a technology demonstration of laser communications systems designed to increase the speed of data transmission between space vehicles and ground...
Arthur Hopkins: DoD Invests in Synthetic Biology Threat Defense, Countermeasures
The Defense Department has begun to develop strategies to prepare for and mitigate security threats from synthetic bioweapons, DoD News reported Thursday....
GAO: DoD, State Dept Administered 194 Foreign Security Cooperation & Assistance Efforts in FY 2016
The Government Accountability Office has found that the departments of Defense and State facilitated 194 security cooperation and assistance efforts during fiscal 2016...