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Hatch-mounted satellite system keeps Marines updated in-flight

The system provides network access, real-time video and other tools for crisis-response teams right up until they arrive on a battlefield.

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Navy awards $91.7M deal for next phase of electronic warfare program

Raytheon will work on Block 3 of SEWIP, which will give ships an electronic attack capability.

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IARPA wants to zero in on high frequency radar, comms

Agency hires Leidos and STR to cut through ionospheric interference in order to pinpoint and identify HF emitters.

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ONR tests the latest in underwater drone technology

The Pax River demonstrations showed off what autonomous and remotely controlled UUVs can do in finding and neutralizing underwater mines.

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LGS acquires communications developer Axios

The deal could help LGS compete for NetCents 2 work.

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AFRL, FlexTech look to revolutionize electronics

A new institute will develop flexible hybrid electronics and manufacturing processes.

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Is China building its first homegrown carrier?

Reports say satellite imagery shows possible carrier construction in a northern Chinese port.

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Army testing swarms of small drones

Researchers want to see what's possible with small, inexpensive quad and octocopters.

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Army, partners work toward better battlefield intelligence collection

The annual Enterprise Challenge tests intelligence technologies in real-world scenarios for the Army, other DOD agencies, contractors and coalition forces.

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Army demos remote system for patrolling base camp perimeter

With multiple weapons systems controlled from a tactical command center, two soldiers can do the job of 10 on patrol

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Intelligence officials: Cyber domain is still the 'Wild West'

IC leaders and members of Congress tussle over the slow progress toward defining the terms of engagement in cyberspace.

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Air Force wants to go organic for better energy storage

AFRL's SOFT program aims to use biotechnology and flexible electronics to boost the energy capacity of sensors and other devices.

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Pentagon takes an analog approach to securing the Internet of Things

DARPA's LADS program would monitor an embedded device’s analog emissions to identify anomalous behavior.

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U.S. officials skeptical China will honor cyber agreement

Top intelligence and defense officials told the Senate Armed Services Committee they have doubts that China will comply with the new cybersecurity agreement.

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Simple but effective: How TALONS extends ships' ISR

The system, a joint project of DARPA and ONR, uses a parafoil to put equipment into the air and boost a ship’s communications range.

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The No. 1 battlefield threat? Cyberattacks

A brigade commander at NIE 16.1 says defending the network is the most important part of combat operations.

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Army staging largest ever joint-forces network exercise

NIE 16.1 incorporates coalition and other U.S. forces, setting the stage for the multinational Army Warfighting Assessments.

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IC embraces open source intel, even if it is double-edged

Members of the Intelligence Community, academia and industry are making use of social media and other open source intelligence, because terrorist groups do the same.

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Air Force awards $73M contract to finish DEAMS project

Accenture Federal Services will complete work on the multibillion dollar ERP project over the next 30 months.

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Recruiting cyber warriors: What DOD can learn from college football coaches

Army Deputy CIO Gary Wang said that the next generation should be recruited early, much like how coaches approach young talent.