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Maryland National Air Guard to build a new cyber center
The move by the 175th Wing reflects the growing role the Guard and Reserves are playing in cyber defense.
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Army deploys 'flying command post' for paratroopers
The EMC2 system provides lets paratroopers plan missions en route and get live views of a landing zone right up to the time of a jump.
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Navy awards up to $228M for unmanned maritime systems
Seven companies will compete for work focusing on countering naval mines and improvised explosives in the Pacific.
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Revolutionary prosthetic arm enters its next phase
DARPA awards DEKA a contract to work on improving the FDA-approved system’s feel and help bring it to market.
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Military enlists private sector to build cyber mission force
The U.S. Cyber Command and the Army are courting assistance in training and capabilities.
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Air Force team develops innovative RPA collaboration system
The Web-based Surveillance Intelligence Reconnaissance Information System revamps the way remotely piloted aircraft crews collaborate.
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Army developing a 'flying motorcycle' for the battlefield
ARL and two companies are adapting the Malloy hoverbike for tactical recon and troop transport, for use as a cheaper, more agile option to helicopters.
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'Space Pearl Harbor' debate rages
Policy analysts argue over how U.S. strategy should evolve to deal with asymmetric threats that could leave low Earth orbit unusable.
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Cyber Guard exercise expands to whole-of-nation defense
Over 100 organizations in the government, military, industry, academia and the international community worked on developing unified, interoperable cyber skills.
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Phishing scam poses as OPM hack notifications
As OPM is contacting the millions of potential victims, hackers are doing the same.
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Data link lets even small UAVs serve as secure comm nodes
The Marines recently tested Harris’ system, developed in 90 days, on hand-launched Raven UAS.
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The Army's march forward means letting go of the past
A successful modernization involved embracing new technologies and methodologies, Solar Winds' Joel Dolisy writes.
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Air Force wants to target APTs with transparent computing
MIT researchers will explore a new approach to defending against advanced persistent threats under a $7 million contract.
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Air Force awards deal to fix some Global Hawk software
The $16.2 million contract modification to Northrop Grumman is intended to correct deficiencies in ground station software.
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New gateway links military, civilian, international responders
This year’s JUICE exercise introduced a system that links Army networks with other military services, civilian agencies and partner nations.
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Will SpaceX explosion impact Air Force launch competitions?
The company recently was green-lighted to compete for future launches of military satellites.
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Navy hires Lockheed for shipboard electronic warfare upgrades
The SEWIP contract for $8 million could be worth as much as $59 million.
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NRO jumps on open source bandwagon
Spy agencies are paradoxically embracing open source technologies as they seek more security.
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Army giving cyber warriors a training range of their own
CECOM will open the Cyber Battle Ground to all units later this year to speed up cyber operations training.
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