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  • Emerging Technologies

    October 2018

    A Dangerous New Class of Weapons Emerges

    Victims of this apparent attack first heard a mysterious sound seemingly emanating from their own ears. Pain, feelings of vertigo, nausea ensued and later some were diagnosed with neurological damage.
  • Counterterrorism

    June 2018

    Counterterrorism Spending Tops $2.8 Trillion Since 9/11

    By Jon Harper
    The U.S. government has spent more than $2.8 trillion on counterterrorism efforts since the al-Qaida attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to a recent study group.
  • Chem Bio Protection

    June 2018

    Study Group: Synthetic Biology Could Pose a Major Threat to the United States

    By Sonja Jordan
    Synthetic biology, the field that explores the engineering and creation of organisms not found in the natural world, can benefit society when it comes to healthcare and other fields. But it also poses a threat to the United States, according to a recent study group report released June 19.
  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems

    March 2018

    Company Takes New Approach to Counter Drones

    By Vivienne Machi
    A Maryland-based defense company is partnering with Raytheon to sell a counter-drone system to U.S. special operations forces and other defense agencies.
  • Counterterrorism

    January 2018

    Going Underground: The U.S. Government’s Hunt for Enemy Tunnels

    By Jon Harper
    In April of last year, the U.S. military dropped the most powerful non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat on a tunnel complex in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province.
  • Counterterrorism

    December 2017

    Counterterrorism Rapid Acquisition Group Touts its Success

    “Just because you asked your acquisition force to work faster doesn’t make you a rapid acquisition group. It just means you told your staff to work faster,” Robert Newberry, director of the Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office said on the sidelines of his organization’s annual briefing to industry at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.
  • Counterterrorism

    November 2017

    Expert: Low-Tech Terror Threat Persists

    By Yasmin Tadjdeh
    Terrorist attacks that employ “low-tech” technology, such as homemade bombs or vehicles that crash into crowds, will remain a perennial problem, said one counterterrorism expert.
  • Counterterrorism

    April 2017

    Help Wanted to Combat Social Media Threats

    By Vivienne Machi
    The Defense Department must work with Silicon Valley on ways to deter the growing weaponization of social media by state and non-state actors.
  • Special Operations

    April 2017

    Report: Special Operations Forces Want to Do More Than Just Counterterrorism

    By Vivienne Machi
    Special operations forces and their capabilities could provide a boost in an increasing global competition between the United States and state actors including Russia and China.
  • Special Operations

    April 2017

    Special Operators Seek to Break Language Barrier (UPDATED)

    By Vivienne Machi
    When asked about the types of language technology that commandos are currently seeking, Army Special Operations Commander Lt. Gen. Kenneth Tovo said, “You just need to watch Star Trek.”
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