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Joint STARS gets communications upgrade
Northrop Grumman will upgrade the Joint STARS surveillance plane's tactical radios.
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New drone can both swim and fly for future Navy ops
A university team demonstrated an aerial-aquatic hybrid drone designed for future countermine operations.
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P-8A software upgrade will increase communication, connectivity
The P-8A Poseidon will receive a software revamp as it approaches full operational capacity.
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Air Force CISO says innovation key to future cyber defense
According to senior Air Force officials, airmen are encouraged to take an innovative approach to cyber defense.
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Select soldiers can now apply to become cyber experts
The Army is creating cyber soldiers, combining military, agency, and commercial training.
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Navy seeks lightweight, jam resistant antennae
Ultra-wideband phased array antenna could reduce costs and electronic footprint of weapons systems
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DISA pilot program offers small, mobile combat tablet with secret data access
A new 8-inch tablet allows senior commanders to transmit secret information and view real-time video feeds.
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Army standardizes IT components, software across 400 units
Over the course of a two-year period, the Army will standardize software to improve security, interoperability and combat effectiveness.
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DARPA looks for tech to wipe out botnets, cyberattacks
Research agency wants to develop autonomous software agents that can locate and destroy botnets.
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DARPA pursues small biometric sensors for human-machine interface
Biometric and neural data are helping teach machines to adapt to human variability, according to DARPA.
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Marines develop lifesaving drone medevac mission help
Drones under development to deliver lifesaving supplies to injured fighters for longer than the typical golden hour.
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New Army Chief Information Officer to manage IT overhaul
The new Army CIO, Maj. Gen. Bruce Crawford will tackle a wide range of IT and cybersecurity challenges as the service consolidates data, moves more information to the cloud and uses common operating standards.
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AI helps Army with Stryker maintenance
Army Materiel Command's Logistics Support Activity worked with IBM and its Watson computer to use sensor technology to improve maintenance on Stryker vehicles.
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New Pentagon report changes DOD acquisition and tech approach
Pentagon acquisition and technology report creates new chief management officer position within DOD.
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Will computational advances help stealth survive digital air defenses?
A new Air Force study highlights the challenges of maintaining an advantage with stealth aircraft in light of the fast evolving digital processors used by adversary air defenses.
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Next-gen handheld radio can help save downed pilots lives
General Dynamics just released an upgraded radio for downed pilots to send rapid and secure GPS data to rescuers.
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MDA leaders work on new sensor for THAAD
The MDA is developing new electro-optical sensor technology that distinguishes between lethal and non-lethal threats.
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Navy Virginia class subs get upgraded Tactical Control Systems
Attack submarines equipped with Tactical Control Systems for weapons control are getting new commercially developed hardware, software and tech for sensors, networks, command and control.
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Navy turns to unmanned systems to map the ocean
Navy turns to unmanned systems to map the ocean.
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