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130,000 Navy sailors hacked

"Unknown individuals” accessed the data via a single laptop owned by an unnamed employee of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services.

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Navy updates radar software on stealthy Zumwalt

Raytheon officials say the plan is to start activating and operating the radar before the ship's arrival on the West Coast.

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Air Force expands computer chip nanoelectronics

The Air Force wants to engineer the highly sophisticated sensing and imaging technology needed to build smaller chips with comparable precision and confidence.

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Kudu Dynamics to support Air Force cyber ops

Kudu’s website mission statement says the company promises to “to turn our proverbial swords into plowshares by raising the computer network defensive bar; and to maintain our national capabilities far in excess of said bar.”

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DoD hacking effort extended to Army

Expanded cyber effort also included new policy guidance for security researchers probing DoD nets for bugs.

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Iridium launches next-generation satcom communications

Iridium Satellite has been awarded a potential five-year, $8 million contract to support commercial satellite-based network services.

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Pentagon seeks better computer encryption

Improved encryption technology can sustain secure communications without degrading network performance.

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Air Force, Harris advance electronic warfare

The Air Force has awarded Harris Corporation a potential three-year, $91 million contract to build electronic warfare suites.

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Q-53 Radar upgrade counters drone strikes

Lockheed Q-53 radar can be adjusted to locate attacking enemy drones.

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DARPA advances testing for sub-hunting surface drone

DARPA has awarded an $8.5 million contract extension to Leidos for continued test phase development of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel sea-drone program.

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Navy deal upgrades radar algorithms

Compass Systems will test new algorithms in support of Raytheon APY-10 and APG-79 radars.

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Equity firm merges Pentagon IT contractors

An equity firm will merge three Pentagon contractors and position the new entity between prime contractors and 'niche players'.

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Air Force awards Network Centric Solutions comm contract

Technica earned a $224 million deal to secure Air Force information technology services.

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Pentagon advances image-sensor tech with Raytheon deal

Raytheon has been contracted to construct low noise infrared sensor chip assemblies capable of everything from missile defense to unmanned vehicle control.

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Air Force awards special operations military sensor deal

Micro weather sensors are designed to provide real-time weather data for military missions

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Better tracking, resilience needed for milsats

An annual space index emphasizes steps for managing increasingly crowded orbital slots.

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DISA preps $17 billion JIE contract proposal

A formal request for proposal has now been finished by DISA, paving the way for massive IT upgrades

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Army creates on-board network for Abrams, Strykers

Emerging vehicle-integrated technology will combine sensors, weapons, communications gear and electronic warfare systems into a single network.

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New surveillance technology helps take over drones

A data-gathering platform is designed to enhance offensive electronic warfare abilities.

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Air Force to strengthen nuclear arsenal IT

Air Force says computer systems controlling the U.S. nuclear arsenal need a complete overhaul.