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Academics teach defense professionals new cybersecurity tactics
Cybersecurity training aims to increase awareness and defensive techniques in preparation for anticipated future cyber intrusions into defense networks.
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Army deal upgrades PATRIOT missile software, radar
A Missile Segment Enhancement for the PATRIOT will also include flight testing, qualification of subsystems and planning for integration.
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DARPA tests helicopter with human-machine interface
The emerging technology allows on-board computers to perform a wide range of functions autonomously such as procedural checks on engines, lights and navigational instruments.
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Army renews key supercomputing contracts
New Army deals support high-performance computing modernization.
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DARPA drone sensor array towed by drone ship
DARPA tests sensor array towed by a drone ship. A towed sensor array could bring a six-fold increase in the range of surface-track radar compared to sea-level sensors.
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Army weighs new lightweight wide area motion imagery sensor
The Kestrel KS-200 is a lightweight version of the original 170-pound Kestrel system, which has been deployed on aerostats with U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2011.
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Reaper to get universal weapons interface
A new universal weapons interface will allow the Reaper to more quickly integrate new weapons as they emerge. Open mission systems and open architecture are essential to this effort.
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Lockheed extends MK 92 radar fire-control deal with Navy
Lockheed's $11.8 million add-on deal continues engineering support for its MK 92 system. The MK 92 provides integrated X-band radar surveillance, target tracking and weapon fire control capability for naval gun and missile applications.
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Artificial intelligence will allow fighter jet pilots to control drones
Computer algorithms will allow real-time video feeds from the electro-optical/infrared sensors on board Air Force Predator, Reaper or Global Hawk drones to go directly into an F-35 cockpit.
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General Atomics deal extends Army Gray Eagle support
The Army awards a sustainment contract to General Atomics for its Gray Eagle drone.
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Navy awards MQ-25 Stingray tanker deal
The Navy has awarded four developmental contracts for a carrier launched refueling drone. The emerging unmanned system, to be ready by the early to mid 2020s, will extend the attack range of fighter jets.
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Pentagon tests fighter jet-launched "Perdix" mini-drone swarms
The Pentagon's Perdix mini-drone swarms have already launched from F-16s and F-18s during testing. They are expected to deploy in coming years as a strategic effort to accomplish ISR and attack missions while keeping manned-aircraft at safer stand-off distances.
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Lockheed Martin re-ups MUOS satellite network contract
The Navy awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems $92.8 million for engineering, interim logistics and associated material for the Mobile User Objective System satellite operations.
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Army to network Abrams tanks with new force-tracking technology
A force-tracking technology showing icons for friendly and enemy troops in real time will better network armored vehicles in combat; the Army plans to integrate the new system into Abrams tanks, Strykers and Bradley Fighting Vehicles.
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DoD advances second phase of 'Hack the Pentagon'
The Pentagon has awarded two new deals to further advance its "Hack the Pentagon" effort into a second phase. HackerOne and Synack were awarded DoD contracts to launch their own “bug bounty” challenges with a goal of normalizing crowd-sourced approaches to digital defenses.
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Technica picked for cybersecurity and networking at Langley AFB
The Air Force awarded the contract to enhance cybersecurity at the Combined Air Operations Center Langley AFB, Virginia
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Army to upgrade and widen deployments for Nett Warrior
The Army's Nett Warrior hand-held software programmable radio device shows soldiers moving digital maps with icons showing force location information.
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CIA investor backs geospatial data startup
In-Q-Tel continues analytics investment spree with MapD deal. Keywords: In-Q-Tel, MapD, GPUs, geospatial data, visualization
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Army evaluates vehicle-mounted software programmable radio
Mid-Tier Networking Vehicular Radio is designed to better connect ground combat vehicles on the move in a SatCom denied environment.
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