After peaking in 2013, funding for Army aviation has begun a gradual descent that may last decades, according to analysts. It remains to be seen whether the Army and its aging, yet critically important, rotorcraft fleets can stick the landing.

That hackers are intent on stealing U.S. trade secrets — particularly those pertaining to the military — is a given. That the United States is capable of responding to this threat remains to be seen.

At a time when special operations forces are seeking to expand their presence around the world, there has to be better ways to connect operators and allow them to share information in real time, said the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command.