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Army adds $97M to Shadow drone deal
The service is acquiring more of the catapult-launched ISR unmanned aircraft, which has also been used in concert with Apache helicopters.
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As AI advances, military leaders mull the 'Terminator conundrum'
Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says advancements in artificial intelligence create a lot of questions about the role of autonomous systems on the battlefield.
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Consolidation paces quickens in cyber defense market
FireEye, which acquired Mandiant two years ago, completes a deal for cyber threat intelligence specialist iSight.
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Tactical mobility coming into the picture for on-ground soldiers
Officials discuss what's next for mobile devices in the military — from real-time video to head-up displays.
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Cyber, real world converge as U.S. targets ISIS hackers with bombs
In the continued fight against ISIS, the U.S. is specifically targeting members of the group that are affiliated with cyberspace operations with missiles from the air.
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Air Force puts its first cyber weapon system into play
The AFINC creates centrally managed points of entry for a million users at 237 locations around the world.
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Rogers: Cyber doesn't need its own military branch
The head of the U.S. Cyber Command says cyber operations are too ingrained into military operations to break the command off as a separate branch, as some in Congress have suggested.
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Ultra-high-speed chip could make the spectrum feel less crowded
DARPA's analog-to-digital converter can analyze large swaths of the electromagnetic spectrum, keeping systems alter to jamming and other interference.
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Air Force takes open approach to upgrading its network
The service is adopting open standards via contracts to keep its infrastructure refreshed.
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Army building an airfield for drone training
The site next to the National Training Center in California will accommodate training on the Gray Eagle ISR aircraft.
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Orbital ATK, SpaceX to develop prototype rocket engines
The Air Force shores up its effort to get a next-generation booster off the ground.
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Software could expose the identity of hackers
Researchers working with ARL use "stlyometry" to sniff out the stylistic fingerprints of code writers.
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Air Force wants sense and avoid technology for large drones
The service is looking for sense and avoid technology for aircraft such as the Predator and Global Hawk that could also be transitioned to smaller drones.
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Air Force looks to 're-define' ISR sensor suites
In a solicitation, the service said it is looking for ISR sensors that are capable of detecting targets obscured by natural or man-made means.
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U.S. wants help with what China's up to with UAS, robotics
The U.S-China Economic and Security Review Commission is asking for unclassified research reports on China’s industrial and military robotics development.
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DISA increasing its role in the cyber fight
Agency officials describe the advantages of software-defined networks and their role in "hunting" the enemy.
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Service leaders call for more focus on electronic warfare training
EW division chiefs from the military services tell a congressional panel the U.S. needs to keep up with nations such as Russia and China.
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Army adding gigabit wireless to its tactical network
Aruba's Command Post Wi-Fi brings NSA-approved wireless to WIN-T at the battalion level.
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Navy awards another deal for electronic warfare upgrades
General Dynamics will perform more work on improvements under the SEWIP program.
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