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NRL tests low-power, long-endurance sail drone
The Naval Research Lab, in partnership with Penn State, tested algorithms designed to increase the endurance of unmanned sailplanes that ride thermals the way some large birds do.
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Northrop wins contract for GPS upgrades
The company will support modernization efforts for the embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation System.
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Army takes electronic warfare to troops in the field
In a recent exercise, the service’s Space and Missile Defense Command demonstrated electromagnetic interference effects on GPS receivers.
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DARPA picks 10 to build nano-based products
Ten companies and university partners will split into three working groups to assemble atoms into working devices.
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Navy wants small drones that can see in the dark
The service is looking for small tactical unmanned aerial vehicles capable of providing ISR in both day and night operations in adverse environmental conditions.
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Navy strategy puts a sharper focus on information warfare
In a newly released document, the Navy stresses the need to focus on information warfare in order to counter the tactics of potential adversaries.
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Air Force wants a portable system to counter small drones
In a recent notice, the Air Force is asking for proposals on defeating small, but potentially bomb-carrying incoming drones.
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Tern gets closer to extending ships' ISR reach at sea
The DARPA-ONR program to develop long-range, vertical-lift drones for smaller ships moves into Phase 3.
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Navy awards large deal to upgrade satellite communications
Raytheon gets a contract that could be worth up to $467 million for Navy Multiband Terminals, which will quadruple capacity while providing anti-jamming features.
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IG: DOD not keeping track of cloud contracts
Without a standard definition and a comprehensive list of contracts, the department can’t determine if it’s saving money by moving to the cloud, the report says.
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Air Force bolsters its cyber ranks by 40 percent
The service is downsizing in many areas, but its cyber capacity continues to grow.
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Army Cyber Command looks to build new HQ
The command is planning a new cyber facility at Fort Gordon, Ga., to be built over the next two years.
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General Atomics to deliver two Predator drones to Italy
General Atomics announced that Italy has accepted the sale of the two final MQ-1 Predator UAVs in the company’s Predator A product line.
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Three steps the Army can take toward multinational force interoperability
Achieving interoperability among global forces is no small feat; it requires a multi-pronged approach, SolarWinds’ Joel Dolisy writes.
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White House promotes whole-of-nation cyber deterrence strategy
In a much anticipated release, the White House finally provided congressional committees with its plan for protecting IT systems and infrastructure.
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US prepares to take the cyber fight to ISIS
The Defense Department is looking at ways to use its wide range of cyber tools to fight the terrorist group.
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DISA awards $4.3B in contracts for telecommunications support
Eight companies will compete for work on the Defense Information Systems Network over the next 10 years.
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SpaceX lands a rocket upright after orbital flight
The lower stage of a Falcon 9 lands vertically after delivering a payload of satellites into space.
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Army fields robots for chem/bio/nuke detection
Researchers and contractor iRobot enhance the PackBot 510’s detection capability for use in South Korea.
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