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Russian Electronic Warfare Targets NATO Assets

The alliance’s technological core could be a sitting duck.

The Russian Krasukha-2 electronic warfare (EW) system is designed to jam airborne early warning aircraft radar from as far away as 250 kilometers (155 miles). Russia has committed billions of rubles to advancing its EW capabilities for use in conflicts against NATO nations, according to a recent think-tank report. Wikimedia Commons/Vitaly V. Kuzmin

Give to STEM on Giving Tuesday

This year, on November 28, consider donating to the AFCEA Educational Foundation, which provides opportunities and assistance to students and teachers in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

Incoming: Public Sector Stands to Gain From Blockchain

Now is the time to explore the possibilities of this transformative technology. Blockchain offers exciting opportunities for use in government, and as with any new technology, leadership and governance will be crucial for it to be successful.

U.S. Navy Must Keep Geospatial Intelligence Afloat

The sea service needs to develop a sustainable solution rather than relying on the NGA.

The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (l), the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (c) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea transit the Strait of Gibraltar. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group helped prove the afloat geospatial intelligence concept through the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s ship rider program.

Navy Turns to Tern to Make Every Ship an Aircraft Carrier

The prototype unmanned aircraft is on the verge of taking off—vertically.

The Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node, aka Tern, is an unmanned aerial system (UAS) that can launch and land vertically. Photo illustration by DARPA

Air Force Takes Aim at Lasers on Fighter Jets

It will begin with testing weapons on the AC-130 gunship and branch out from there.

When armed with a high-energy weapon, the versatile C-130 could be a formidable threat.

An Intelligence Community in Transition

Officials grapple with a changing world.

Adm. Michael Rogers, USN, who heads both the National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. Cyber Command, explains during a September presentation at the Intelligence and National Security Summit in Washington, D.C., why the NSA needs the authority to collect data on non-U.S. citizens who are on foreign soil.

Scientists Cook Up a Better Microwave Weapon

Air Force research focuses on infusing more energy into the technology, among other goals.

High-power electromagnetic weapons will be critical nonlethal tools for cyber and electronic warfare applications, explains Mary Lou Robinson, Air Force Research Laboratory lead of the High Power Electromagnetics Division at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

Disruptive by Design: A Millennial Imagines the Air Force of 2050

The force of 2050 will no longer be confined to space, sky and cyberspace. Training, tools and tactics will change.

Homeland Security's Changing Culture Embraces Innovation

Social media is just one of the capabilities the department turns to for greater effectiveness.

Coast Guard rescue efforts during recent hurricanes are aided by web technologies, including Google Street Maps and Facebook. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Matthews, USCG