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IC leaders: Future cyber attacks will do real damage
In congressional testimony, James Clapper and other intelligence leaders say the next push from nation-state hackers could be manipulation and deletions of data, not just the theft of it.
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DARPA gives helicopters robotic legs for landing in rough spots
The agency and Georgia Tech researchers would improve the ability to land on rugged terrain or storm-tossed ships.
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Russian hacker group taps satellite links for attacks
The sophisticated APT group Turla and at least two others are masking their attacks by exploiting unencrypted IP satellite links, Kaspersky Lab says.
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Inmarsat gets $450M satellite contract
DISA awards the company a potentially five-year deal to provide commercial satellite services to the Navy.
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Stratcom and NRO continue space intel partnership
The heads of U.S. Strategic Command and the National Reconnaissance Office signed a collaborative agreement to ensure continued strengthening of U.S. space enterprise resilience.
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Navy launches 4th satellite in global tactical comms system
MUOS-4 will extend high-bandwidth IP-based communications around the globe.
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Marines conduct first live-fire augmented reality training
The exercise takes the Augmented Immersive Team Trainer system developed by the Office of Naval Research to the next level.
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Air Force adopts softer touch toward exhausted drone pilots
The month-long Culture and Process Improvement Program aims to improve quality of life and conditions for Predator and Reaper pilots.
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Air Force looks to boost its EW capabilities
As U.S. falls behind in electronic warfare capabilities, AFRL is looking for as kit to test new prototypes.
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Army plans to 'revamp' Gray Eagle's data link
The service is looking to expand the drone’s communications capability, with an eye toward manned-unmanned missions.
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DARPA awards $7.9 million deal for spectrum sharing work
Leidos will execute Phase 2 of the SSPARC program, which looks to allow radar and communications systems share bandwidth.
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Fears rising over traffic jam in space
The commercial satellite industry is increasingly worried about space junk and lack of accurate warnings from DOD satellite trackers.
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DISA's new cyber HQ starting to branch out
The agency's Joint Force Headquarters is intended to take some of the defensive pressure off of the U.S. Cyber Command.
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OPM, DOD to spend up to $330M on ID protection
The 21.5 million people affected by the hack of OPM databases will receive up to three years of credit monitoring and identity services.
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Danzig: Analog has value in countering cyber threats
The former Navy secretary recommends some unconventional approaches to help meet the cybersecurity challenge. Quantum encryption? Not so much.
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DISA raises the limit on support deal with Microsoft
The modification to the contract for Blue Badge Cardholder support brings the total to $575 million.
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The Air Force brings the B-52 into the digital age
With Boeing's CONECT communications system, the venerable bomber goes from 'a rotary-dial phone to a smartphone.'
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DARPA's Gremlins could cut the costs of attack drones
The program would employ cheap UAS that would be launched from a plane, carry out their missions and then drone home.
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Creative simulations help test new weather radar
The Air Force is testing updates for C-5 Galaxy color weather radars using the salvaged cockpit of a downed C-5 as a simulator.
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