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ONR's 'game changing' research could greatly expand wireless network capacity

One scientist's award-winning work could allow more users on a network at faster speeds, even for covert messaging.

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At Black Dart, military takes the battle to drones

The large-scale exercise, involving all the military services, industry and some allies, seeks to refine defenses against a growing threat.

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Unmanned, manned systems work to get on the same page at Red Flag

The joint exercises in Nevada were designed to better integrate unmanned aerial capabilities into larger force operations.

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Navy leaders: Future rides on unmanned systems

Not just in the air, but in an undersea network comparable to the interstate highways system, Navy leaders told a crowd at CSIS.

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Internet of Things would speed care to wounded soldiers

The Defense Health Agency is developing clothing-embedded biosensors that will give medical teams a heads-up on the nature and extent of injuries.

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Project aims to shine light on data as it travels the Internet

DARPA and the Air Force Research Lab give Georgia Tech $4.2 million to develop ways of tracking data, with an eye toward detecting APTs.

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Navy's reign in patent rankings continues

Researchers earned rights for projects ranging from predicting pirate attacks to ensuring better health for deployed troops.

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Report: Attacks will happen, so reduce the time to detection

Cisco's mid-year threat report says attacks are becoming too sophisticated to prevent all of them. Organizations need to focus on finding them sooner.

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Navy awards $97M deal for radar jammers

Exelis will provide the latest versions of the jammers used to protect carrier-based Hornets from electronic warfare threats.

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Army opening a new cyber campus in Alabama

AMRDEC at Redstone Arsenal will dedicate the facility to conducting tests, simulations and research to in the cyber domain.

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Army WAVES off the mobile disconnect

The software connects disparate radios, phones and PCs, enabling communications between U.S. military, coalition and emergency response units.

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Can real-world rules be applied to cyber response?

Policies for responding to cyber attacks are still emerging, but some say that accepted norms regarding physical attacks offer a good guide.

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Lockheed Martin begins layoffs at NORAD

Pink slips come in advance of GAO ruling on contract protest.

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Leidos-led team wins $4.3B DOD health records contract

The long-awaited deal calls for the overhaul of the Defense Department’s health system.

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For DOD, building the cyber force is a team game

The cyber force is only halfway towards its personnel goal, but members are making marginal strides in training, recruitment and defining roles in the emerging operational domain.

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Survey: Shadow IT haunts DOD networks

Sixty-three percent of IT pros in the department said unauthorized apps and services are used, and 70 percent expect the practice to grow, a Solar Winds survey found.

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Hackathon helps improve DARPA’s Plan X

The program looks to make it easier to visualize a network and recognize malicious activity.

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Warfare 2050: robots, augmented humans and force fields

An Army-sponsored workshop examined what the battlefield of future decades could look like based on current trends, technologies and trajectories.

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Dell releases family of secure, fast wireless firewalls

The SonicWALL TZ series taps the speed of 802.11ac wireless to add deep packet inspection at line speed.

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Satellite-launching drone program enters next phase

DARPA awards Boeing $6.6 million to continue developing the reusable, hypersonic Experimental Spaceplane.