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Exclusive: Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet

A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America’s Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots’ every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones.

The virus, first detected nearly two weeks ago by the military’s Host-Based Security System, has not prevented pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada from flying their missions overseas. Nor have there been any confirmed incidents of classified information being lost or sent to an outside source. But the virus has resisted multiple efforts to remove it from Creech’s computers, network security specialists say. A...

Army Throws 'Iron Fiesta,' Followed by Budget Hangover

Starting Monday, the U.S. Army and thousands of its closest friends will descend on Washington D.C. for the ground service’s annual convention. Only this year, there’s going to be a pall cast over the whiz-bang displays of futuristic weapons, tanks, drones, and spy gear that the defense industry wants to sell the Army. That’s because the Army is now shopping on a budget.

Don’t get it twisted; every major defense company — and lots of the minor ones — will pack into the Washington Convention Center from Monday to Wednesday to show off their swag at the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) confa...

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