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Army links Apache, Gray Eagle UAS in South Korea
An Apache helicopter streamed video and metadata from an unmanned Gray Eagle over “extended distances.”
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Army teams up with robot vehicles
CERDEC researchers demonstrate how autonomous ground vehicles can work with soldiers to establish beyond-line-of-sight communications.
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Air Force wants 'kill chain' integration in network systems
In a recently released solicitation, the service said it wants to improve security and its ISR capabilities though full-spectrum awareness of emerging threats.
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Army command takes tactical network to the next level
The I Corps, which covers the Pacific theater, is using WIN-T Increment 2 to make Strykers into mobile headquarters.
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GAO: DARPA needs to put more of its ideas into the hands of users
The watchdog says the Pentagon's research arm doesn't put enough focus on transitioning its technologies to military users.
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U.S. counterintelligence plan stresses public/private partnerships
The latest version of the strategy, released this month, stresses the importance of an integrated approach to countering threats from foreign entities.
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Air Force adds 10 companies to $10B cybersecurity program
The 10 large companies will join six small businesses in competing for work under the five-year deal.
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DARPA looks to build a foundation for systems-of-systems
The CASCADE program aims develop new mathematical that would enable complex, dynamic systems that aren’t currently possible.
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Army testing defenses against small, commercial UAS
During demonstrations this summer, the Army tested various counter-unmanned aerial systems platforms to address the growing threat posed by small drones.
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Army looks outside the box in its Cyber Innovation Challenge
The service will use Other Transaction agreements, which operate outside normal procurement rules, to work on prototypes with non-traditional vendors.
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The future of autonomy has a strong human component
Human-machine teaming is at the heart of the military service's plans, leaders told lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
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US approves sale of Global Hawks to Japan
The State Department has OK’d the possible sale of three of the high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft, to be used for ISR.
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Carter: DOD no longer drives innovation
During remarks at George Washington University, the defense secretary said government, instead of creating groundbreaking technologies, must now keep up with the commercial sector.
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Raytheon tests help get GPS III closer to reality
The company announced the successful tests of the Launch and Checkout System and the GPS Next-Generation Operational Control System, both of which will support the launch of GPS III satellites.
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How cyber turns networks into weapons systems
Top commanders across the military have asserted that IT networks are not just services but warfighting platforms in the new cyber domain.
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Navy backs development of first 'data barge'
A startup is building the first floating data center at a naval facility in California.
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Army testing high-bandwidth tactical network
The Mobile User Objective System, a satellite network for all of the military services, is 16 times faster than the current Ultra High Frequency satellite system.
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ONR seeks greater R&D for undersea intelligence
The Office of Naval Research released a special notice calling for white papers and proposals for undersea unmanned vehicle development.
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Pentagon spending $100M to encrypt tactical communications
DISA awards Northrop Grumman a contract to install programmable encryption devices for the Joint Battle Command-Platform.
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