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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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Bots chase down the bugs in Cyber Grand Challenge
In DARPA's Cyber Grand Challenge, seven teams from industry and academia strove to show how automated systems could find and fix software flaws within seconds.
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Research teams plumb the depths of autonomy with RoboSubs
Schools from around the world join a competition to advance UUV technology and encourage a new generation of engineers.
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Engine glitch stalls Navy's MUOS-5 satellite
The Navy considers its options after the main engine fails for the fifth satellite in the constellation, which is intended to be a spare
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Army looks to set up command posts on the fly
CERDEC is developing a wireless, voice activated system that can help expeditionary forces set up on the go.
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Air Force says the F-35 is combat ready
The Joint Strike Fighter, the most complex and expensive weapon system in history, gets a green light from its biggest customer.
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ARL opens up a supercomputer to outside researchers
ARL reaches an agreement with the University of Maryland to make its Harold HPC machine available to academic and industry researchers.
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Army puts battlefield robots to the test
At an exercise in Hawaii, troops test a pocket-sized ISR drone and a robotic ground vehicle that can quietly carry up to 600 pounds of supplies.
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Cyber teams ready to throw down in Grand Challenge
Seven teams are set to test if their automated systems can quickly find a fix flaws at DARPA's cyber Grand Challenge in Las Vegas.
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Navy looks to fine-tune flight simulators
Service awards AAC a contract to improve fidelity for training on the P-8A Poseidon and the MH-60R Seahawk, while making ocean simulations more realistic.
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Army Cyber Command moves to the front
The service names cyber a Service Component Command, in keeping with DOD's efforts to make cyber a full partner in military operations.
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Air Force modifies NetCents 2's small biz application services deal
The 12 companies named to the original deal in 2012 are awarded a total $88 million modification.
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Army demos multi-language translator, solar-power rucksacks
In a large-scale, 14-country exercise in Africa, researchers test prototypes to assist troops in remote areas.
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Carter brings DOD/industry innovation project to the East Coast
The defense secretary formally introduces a new DIUx office, like the one started last year in the Silicon Valley, in Cambridge, Mass.
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Navy wants more info on NGEN proposals
The service asks for white papers on three key areas of the $3.4 billion contract.
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