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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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Navy taps Lockheed to develop LCS frigate's combat management system
The $68 million deal calls for hardware and software work as part of the Littoral Combat Ship program.
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China raises the cyber stakes with quantum satellite
The properties of quantum entanglement could deliver the first hack-proof communications.
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EW ideas get real at Army's Cyber Quest
The latest exercise focused on integrating cyber and electromagnetic tools and techniques to improve a commander's situational awareness.
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DARPA moves ahead with plan to put anti-missile lasers on drones
The agency adds to a contract with Northrop to develop a small system that can be mounted on manned and unmanned aircraft.
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MDA awards $99M deal to continue space-based sensor work
Utah State's Space Dynamics Lab, which has worked with MDA on other projects, will develop new state-of-the-art systems for missile defense.
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Army adding top-secret layer to expeditionary command posts
The DCGS-A Intelligence Processing Center will add another secure network to forward-deployed communications.
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Air Force to improve Military Code GPS receivers
A $52.6 million contract with Raytheon calls for modernizing the Miniature Airborne GPS receiver 2000 as the service shifts to stronger, jam-resistant signals.
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Pentagon wants fresh ideas on defending against small drones
DARPA researchers want modular, scalable systems to counter an emerging threat.
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Navy orders new simulation systems for pilots
With two new contracts, the service looks to expand training programs, particularly for pilots of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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Quantum computing center upgrades to focus on AI
A USC-Lockheed Martin computing center doubles qubit capacity for artificial intelligence and optimization applications.
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New project wants AI to explain itself
DARPA's XAI project wants machines to be able to make humans understand their reasoning, which would help build trust in autonomous systems.
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Navy ups contract for enhancing satellite comms
Contract modification for Raytheon will add to the work being done on the high-speed, versatile Navy Multiband Terminals.
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The Army is automating digital certificate monitoring in the field
With a bevy of devices for soldiers to keep track of, CERDEC creates a tool that could eliminate the manual method of making sure certificates are ready to authenticate users.
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