Crooked Bough News Round-up

— US Air Force to Shift Billions of Dollars to Network Its Weapons

 

at 9/17/19 8:53pm

The clock is ticking on Gen. David Goldfein’s signature project.

[Category: Business]

— The Saudi-Oil Attacks Aren’t Game-Changing. They Show How the Game Has Changed

 

at 9/17/19 1:24pm

International norms and laws on proxy warfare encourage bad behavior. It’s time to change that.

[Category: Ideas]

— The US Military is Not, and Can Never Be, Afghanistan’s Police

 

at 9/17/19 12:27pm

If we were 'almost a police force' in Afghanistan, we already would have won.

[Category: Ideas]

— Everyone Is Getting Sucked Into the Iran Morass

 

at 9/17/19 11:18am

The U.S. threatened Iran after an attack on a Saudi oil field sent global energy prices soaring, showing how the tensions affect literally everyone.

[Category: Ideas]

— Key Republicans More Eager to Help Saudi Arabia Than Fight Iran

 

at 9/17/19 10:03am

On Capitol Hill, a cautious reaction to attacks on two Saudi oil production facilities.

[Category: Threats]

— This Formula Predicts Soldier Firepower in 2050

 

at 9/17/19 9:33am

Drawing trend lines across seven centuries suggests that tomorrow’s troops will rock some seriously heavy gear.

[Category: Technology]

— Some Arms Exports Are Riskier Than Others. Here’s a Tool To Tell Which Ones

 

at 9/17/19 9:15am

The problems with selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and Turkey were hardly unpredictable.

[Category: Ideas]

— Confusion after Saudi attacks; Dozens die in Taliban attacks; USAF seeks flying cars; War plan for space; And a bit more.

 

at 9/17/19 8:41am

[Category: News]

— Selling F-16s to Taiwan Is Bad Business

 

at 9/17/19 6:00am

The jets will inflame, not stabilize, cross-strait relations.

[Category: Ideas]

— Extra-Long Sustainment Contracts Are Lockheed’s Latest Bid to Cut F-35 Costs

 

at 9/16/19 8:33pm

The company is pitching the Pentagon on a five-year deal — with promises to keep 80 percent of the fleet mission-ready.

[Category: Business]

— The Air Force Will Start Work on Flying Cars This Fall

 

at 9/16/19 4:21pm

It’s about replacing the V-22, eventually. But it’s also about finding new ways to harness commercial innovation.

[Category: Technology]

— The US Government Will Spend $1B on AI Next Year — Not Counting the Pentagon

 

at 9/16/19 1:07pm

That's the latest estimate from the White House. But industry experts say it might not be enough.

[Category: Technology]

— Attacks halve Saudi oil production; U.S. allies’ spy scandals; Pompeo’s large natsec profile; Northrop rebuffs Boeing’s ICBM ask; And a bit more.

 

at 9/16/19 8:36am

[Category: News]

— It's Time for NATO to Engage in the Arctic

 

at 9/16/19 7:06am

If you thought the alliance was already involved in the High North, you're not alone. But as great power presence turns hotter, it's time to get in the game.

[Category: Ideas]

— Northrop Announces Suppliers For New ICBM. Boeing is Not on the List

 

at 9/16/19 7:00am

Just days ago, Boeing said Northrop rejected its offer to jointly build the new nuclear weapons.

[Category: Business]

— America Needs a Whole-of-Society Approach to Cybersecurity. ‘Grand Challenges’ Can Help.

 

at 9/16/19 5:45am

Such contests can bring needed focus to proposals for a “moonshot” effort to protect our networks.

[Category: Ideas]

— So Many Innovation Centers. So Hard to Find the One You Need

 

at 9/15/19 6:00am

It’s still too hard for innovative tech companies and the agencies looking for them to find each other.

[Category: Ideas]

— Speak Up, John Bolton

 

at 9/14/19 6:00am

The national-security professionals who have left this administration owe the American people the truth about the president.

[Category: Ideas]

— Ransomware Has a New Target

 

at 9/13/19 12:00pm

A successful attack on an IT services provider can lock up the data of dozens of government and private clients at once.

[Category: Ideas]

— Mike Pompeo Is Bigger Than the Pentagon — For Now

 

at 9/13/19 9:29am

“I think that Pompeo is now running foreign policy in the Trump administration in the way that Cheney ran it in the Bush administration,” said one analyst.

[Category: Politics]

— Pentagon’s Former Top Hacker Wants His Startup to Inject Some Silicon Valley into the Defense Industry

 

at 9/13/19 9:03am

"If the nerds don’t show up and work on the mission of national defense...then I’m not sure who will," says Chris Lynch, of Rebellion Defense.

[Category: Technology]

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