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Defense Industrialist

Nov 1, 2016

Will Roper’s economical way back to coastal artillery

By James Hasik

Not every Third Offset choice will be this easy, but the Strategic Capabilities Office has found an excellent solution. At the CSIS’s Third Offset Conference last week, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that Will Roper’s Strategic Capabilities Office has found a solution to the United States’ shortfall in coastal artillery. The simplicity is almost obvious: modify the Army’s existing Army Tactical Missile […]

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Nov 1, 2016

Stifel Quoted by SC Magazine on Prosecuting Cyber Crimes

By Megan Stifel

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Defense Industrialist

Oct 27, 2016

How late is too late for new weapons?

By James Hasik

The Pentagon’s drive for innovation is up against adversaries’ efforts to “occupy leading positions” themselves. Back at the beginning of August, I wrote an essay about how soon was too soon with new weapons. Some historical perspective, I thought, should inform the aims of the Pentagon’s Third Offset strategy. And yet, to focus a moment on […]

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Oct 27, 2016

Foreign Policy features the Atlantic Council’s DFRLab

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Foreign Policy cites reports from the DFRLab detailing the number of Russian ships in the Mediterranean and their capabiltiies.

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Oct 27, 2016

Newsweek features the Atlantic Council’s DFRLab

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Newsweek cites the DFRLab's recent article that analyzes the authenticity of leaked emails from top Russian government officials.

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Oct 27, 2016

Ars Technica features Atlantic Council’s DFRLab

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Ars Technica cites the DFRLab's recent article that analyzes the authenticity of leaked emails from top Russian government officials.

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Oct 27, 2016

The Washington Free Beacon features Atlantic Council’s DFRLab

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The Washington Free Beacon cites a DFRLab report analyzing the authenticity of leaked emails from top Russian government officials.

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Oct 26, 2016

Defense One features Atlantic Council’s DFRLab on hackers

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Defense One featured the DFRLab's extensive reporting on emails from the #SurkovLeaks from top Russian officials and their level of authenticity.

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Oct 26, 2016

Bloomberg features Atlantic Council’s DFRLab on Russian hackers

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Bloomberg cites the DFRLab's recent article that analyzes the authenticity of leaked emails from top Russian government officials.

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Oct 25, 2016

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By Rachel Ansley

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