April 24, 2024

Russian Role in Middle East Expanding Rapidly

Israel is concerned Russian weapons in Syria will reach Hezbollah.

DHS Testing Employee Phishing Smarts

Homeland Security employees are getting extra scrutiny to see if they are able to spot and reject phishing attempts.

Navy Pilots Face Second Low Promotion Year

navy officers

For a second year, Navy promotes fewer than 60% of in-zone aviation lieutenants, forcing an abrupt end of career for some officers.

Compass UAS Participates in Black Dart 2015

Compass Systems at Black Dart 2015

DoD’s live-fire, counter-UAS demonstrations at Magu Point included a UAS from Lexington Park, MD headquartered Compass Systems.

Laser Tech’s Bumpy DoD History May Be Leveling

The THEL Pointer Tracker at the High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.

Big promises and failed expectations has limited DoD’s laser technology advances, but that may be changing.

War Becomes More Complicated

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Cyber war, hybrid war, terrorism, space security; more battlefronts than ever confront the US military; policy makers struggle to build readiness.

Unmanned Doesn’t Mean Fewer Aircraft Jobs

It can take up to 150 people, from repairmen to analysts, to fly a drone over Iraq and Syria.

Briefing on UAS Opportunities in SoMD

TPP - UAS briefing

Brown Bag Brief June 11: ‘Civil and Commercial Unmanned Autonomous Systems: Creating Opportunities in SoMD’ – Lexington Park Library

FAA Considers Beyond-Line-Of-Sight UAV Regs

RQ-21A Drone

The FAA turns to UAV and drone makers to discuss how to move toward permitting unmanned flight beyond the line of sight of the operator.

‘Open Mic’ for Defense Spending

The House Armed Services Committee invites any congressman to testify Tuesday on what the defense policy bill for FY16 should include.