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Air Force is getting 100 handheld anti-drone “guns”
The Dronebuster III will provide troops with personal electronic jamming devices for disabling enemy drones.
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Could small satellite usage double by 2020?
Small satellites offer opportunity for innovation, on-orbit upgrades, and more secure communication, according to experts.
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New BAE Systems software now both tracks and interprets ISR data
New movement tracking software that interprets data patterns is now part of BAE Systems’ GXP suite.
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Wave-relay radio tech connects soldiers for underground combat
The Army’s Rapid Equipping Force is developing and testing a wave relay system to connect underground forces with above ground commanders.
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Sea-based X-band radar program enhanced with new contract
The sea-based X-band radar system will receive data communication upgrades for its role in missile defense.
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DARPA proposes new urban combat virtual battlespace software for smartphones
DARPA seeks a software prototype combining human and domain assets for better battlefield decision-making.
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Navy integrates new F-18 infrared sensor
Navy moves ahead with upgrades to fighter jet infrared sensor Summary: Boeing will develop the Super Hornet’s Block II infrared sensor, capable of operating in radar-denied environments
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Air Force launches new space war effort
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson has established a new deputy chief of staff for space operations to sharpen the focus on being prepared for enemy attacks in space.
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New drone laser weapon could stop enemy missiles in boost phase
Proposals are being sought for a new high-altitude drone able to field a high energy laser for missile defense.
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IBM and Nutanix offer hyperconverged computing, IT systems
The agreement is designed to improve processing of big-data analytics and expedite movement to the cloud.
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DARPA targets big data with graph processor effort
Chipmaker Intel Corp. and four others will develop a graph analytics processor to help find relationships in big data.
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Navy virtual reality technology will help upgrade ships and train sailors
A Navy research team has been given the Navy Innovation Award for using LIDAR technology and virtual reality software to model ships.
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New Special Forces radio packs add full-motion video
The new version of the Special Forces manpack radio system will have two-channel, video, and secure beyond-line-of-sight transmission capabilities
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Video Update 6-13-17: Textron, DOD move intel gathering to cloud
Textron Systems has unveiled a new web-based software designed to streamline and organize intel.
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Air Force F-15 gets new super high-speed computer
The Advanced Display Core Processor computes 87 billion instructions per second.
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milCloud 2.0 upgraded with commercial cloud infrastructure
Almost half a billion dollars allotted for commercial cloud infrastructure within DISA milCloud.
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Lockheed enterprise computer connects older aircraft with F-35s
New tech allows aircraft using different data links to communicate.
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Army Battlefield Network Under Review: What’s Next for WIN-T?
Army Chief of Staff Mark Milley cited several issues with the Army’s emerging WIN-T communications technology.
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Video Update 6-8-17: Navy Expands, Cyber-Hardens CANES
As the Navy integrates CANES technology across the fleet, the service increases connections and security among nodes on the network.
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