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Video Update 3-23-2017: Top DOD IT & Security Trends
Host Kris Osborn reports on the top trends that former Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Terry Halverson sees coming down the pipeline.
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Navy acquires new portable tablet
New tablet will help shipyards by improving maintenance, computing and testing.
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New Navy portable tablet improves testing, training
New tablet will help shipyards by improving maintenance, computing and testing.
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Navy minehunting undersea drone passes test
The Navy’s Knifefish drone found undersea mines using sonar in a recent test off the coast of Boston, Mass.
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OPED - Consolidating data centers the open standards way
A data center infrastructure built on open standards can ease consolidation and network management burdens.
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Special: inside helicopter laser mine detection
The Navy and Northrop Grumman are developing a next-generation laser-oriented mine-hunting technology designed to detect undersea threats.
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Pentagon to expand JIE to international partners
A new “Mission Partner Environment” would allow for greater information sharing among allied nations around the globe.
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Navy upgrades Growler Electronic Attack
The Navy’s EA-18G airborne electronic attack airplane gets improved radar jamming, target location technology and air defense suppression capabilities.
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Pentagon sees more AI involvement in cybersecurity
Former CIO Terry Halvorsen said fast-developing artificial intelligence will increasingly increase its role in cybersecurity and defense IT.
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General Atomics claims railgun advance
Electromagnetic modules are said to double energy density for power-hungry kinetic weapon.
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Air Force strengthens ground control data for satellites with cyber upgrades
Cyber upgrades will allow ground-based operators to identify and share data on enemy missile launches faster.
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How can cyber upgrades help satellite connectivity for small devices?
Cyber upgrades will allow ground-based operators to identify and share data on enemy missile launches faster.
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JRSS moving to cloud, Windows 10
Pentagon’s Joint Regional Security Stacks is on track to reduce the physical footprint of DOD servers.
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Navy improves P-8A surveillance plane, drone integration
The Navy and Boeing are modernizing software systems for the P-8A Poseidon surveillance aircraft to link with manned and unmanned systems.
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Air Force upgrades F-22 sensors, weapons software
Software and hardware upgrades will enable the F-22 to fire a wider range of weapons and prepare for next-generation sensors.
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Navy acquires new software for submarine sonar
The Navy is procuring upgraded software for sonar systems engineered to improve mine detection and covert tracking ability.
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Navy conducts “Hack-Our-Ship” cybersecurity event
The Navy encouraged hackers, computer scientists, small tech company representative and other experts to hack into a software program used to control Navy fleets.
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Video Update 3-10-17: Army Software Solarium
Host Kris Osborn walks you through what's top of mind right now, including a new technology coming in 2018 that will connect via soldier's goggles and allow them to see at night without needing to shoulder their weapon.
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Navy decreases hardware footprint of mobile command centers
The plan is to upgrade the Deployable Joint Command and Control system to combine multiple computing resources into a single source.
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