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Air Force, industry seek to cyber-protect weapons, fighter jets
Heavy reliance on networked technology has created a situation where larger platforms can be vulnerable to cyber attack and are in need of protection.
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DoD ramps micro-drones after successful 'swarm' test
Strategic Capabilities Office and Navy demonstrate adaptive flying, look to scale production
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Navy sailors get 12 official mobile “apps”
Sailors accustomed to using Androids and iPhones asked Navy leadership for apps so they could interact using smart phones.
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Navy fast-tracks new Electronic Warfare sensor
Lockheed is developing an EW pod for Sea Hawk helicopters to help with anti-ship missile defense.
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Navy sub-hunting drone ship goes on offense
The Navy is expanding the role of its emerging submarine-hunting drone ship so that it can conduct surface warfare missions, fire weapons and launch electronic attacks.
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Navy unmanned swarm boats can perceive what’s around them
A fast track program at ONR is developing unmanned surface vessels with new and expanded capabilities.
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DOD R&D spending declined over last decade, CRS said
Although IT and telecom services fared better than other spending categories, research spending by industry partners has overtaken government R&D spending
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Air Force explores commercial satellite resiliency
The service is evaluating new ways to protect communications from jamming and interference.
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Navy looks to modernize procurement system
The Navy wants to replace the Standard Procurement System it uses now for writing and managing contracts. The new system will need to support 10,000 users world-wide. It also will have to interface with financial management and other reporting systems.
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'Fake news' morphs into information warfare
The seemingly irresistible urge to click on news stories is being leveraging by hackers.
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Northrop upgrades Fire Scout drone software
New contract adds capabilities and expands applications to new ships, such as Littoral Combat ships and destroyers.
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Army networks its command-and-control systems
Command Post Computing Environment is a developmental effort to synchronize command center mobile and fixed-site applications.
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Army networks its command-and-control systems
Command Post Computing Environment is a developmental effort to synchronize command center mobile and fixed-site applications.
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Navy networks ship’s gunnery systems
An augmented reality helmet fuses information from a ship's gunnery liaison officer and weapons system into an easy-to-interpret visual format for the gunner.
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OPED: Legacy vs modern command & control
by Jason Poteat - Solution Architect at Red Hat. Aside from being larger and more difficult to manage, legacy applications often lack the scalability that is required in today’s cloud-based environments. The existing applications were independently designed, require their own custom configured runtime, and must be managed and configured individually
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Navy Will Expand Undersea Drone Operations
Navy Will Expand Undersea Drone Operations
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Russian test reported, but was it ASAT?
Experts suspect the Russians tested a missile defense system.
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Firm claims “dry submersible” emits almost no sound
Firm claims “dry submersible” emits almost no sound The Guardian uses battery banks to conduct undersea operations with almost no sound or acoustic signature. it uses a wide range of sensors, infrared night vision, range-finding image magnification radar and collision avoidance technology.
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Army solidifies tech improvements for Gray Eagle
Modeled after the retired and highly-successful Air Force Predator, the Gray Eagle has encountered some technical problems, which the Army is addressing with changes in the drone’s communication systems.
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