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Navy awards $108M deal for more Fire Scout unmanned helicopters
Northrop Grumman will deliver 10 MQ-8C systems, which can operate from land or sea, providing a wide range of ISR.
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Air Force exercise lets small businesses test battlefield tech
During the recent Tech Warrior exercise, technologies developed under AFRL’s SBIR program took the field in combat scenarios.
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In-Q-Tel buying into data analytics
The CIA's venture fund steps up its investments in data visualization and real-time analytics.
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DARPA invites next wave of EW, sensor tech
The Pentagon's research arm is looking for new way to manage the spectrum and tactical sensors that can analyze information as it comes in.
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Internet of Things security: Five 'Things' to consider
IoT-related operating systems are just part of an increasingly complex ecosystem that also includes devices, cloud providers, data and more.
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Navy pumps up the power on MUOS-capable radios
Milpower gets a $29.5 million contract to provide power amplifiers for the Digital Modular Radio, the military’s first standard software-defined system.
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Army awards $249M contract for electronic warfare support
The deal to 16 small businesses continues the military service’s effort to get ahead of the game in EW.
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Air Force's Tech Warriors put new tools to the test
The annual simulated exercise puts scientists and engineers into the field to give them a better idea of what ground troops need.
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New Army office aims to get rapid with new tech
The Rapid Capabilities Office is intended to field cyber, EW and other tools in closer to real time.
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Image analysis research targets photo fakery
DARPA funds university research to use machine learning to analyze massive troves of images to spot doctored photos.
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How lasers could make the F-35 more effective
A Marine general says lasers would make the costly fighter more agile by reducing munitions weight and fuel requirements.
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Marines to get 'ground-breaking' radar under $376M deal
The G/ATOR system, made by Northrop Grumman, combines the functions of five previous systems while using air cooling and other features to cut costs.
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Air Force orders upgrades for Reaper drone
The latest upgrades for the MQ-9 Extended Range Block 1, continues a program to improve features in older UAS.
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'Radio whispering' promises a great leap in wireless communications
UC San Diego researchers working with DARPA show how to make a low-power, lightweight system that can take advantage of unused frequencies and avoid interference.
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Five win spots on $155.8M deal to support Joint Chiefs' cyber program
The companies will support the J6 Directorate's C4/Cyber program under a five-year contract.
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US expands its foreign drone sales to Canada
The Navy reaches an agreement to send a five-aircraft Blackjack system up north.
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New small UAV could be soldiers' future eye in the sky
The National Training Center hosts operational tests of the ISR drone, which the Army said is so new it hasn’t been named yet.
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Army working to put cyber warriors on the front lines
A pilot program embeds cyber teams into a brigade's companies, conducting defensive and offensive operations while on the move.
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Navy adds to digital imaging deal for submarines
A contract modification with Lockheed continues a program to give periscopes a sharable video capacity.
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