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Navy advances Aegis radar, RF in destroyer overhaul
The service is modernizing Aegis technology with multi-mission signal processors, kill assessment systems, and radio frequency upgrades.
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Innovative Defense Agency provides a template for tech innovation
DOD unit releases new innovation guidebook.
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DARPA's Tern drone passes milestones
Hardware, software and engine technology for DARPA-Navy ISR program advanced to demo phase.
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Technology takes over flight of attacking drones
A system called Mesmer is able to thwart threatening or attacking drones by taking over the signal of the aircraft and, in some cases, re-directing flight.
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Navy sharpens AESA radar for F-18
Many Navy aircraft use AESA radars because of their superior ability to thwart jamming attempts.
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DNA technology secures microchips, blocks counterfeit items
DNA authentication can assure the origins and accurate destination of valuable electronics and other items.
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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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