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With a Sherlockian approach, detecting network threats can be elementary
Holistic network monitoring can help you keep track of all the threads in the ongoing mysteries of cyberspace, SolarWinds’ Chris LaPoint writes.
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ONR app can cut mission route planning from weeks to hours
ONR’s Mission Planning Application, originally developed for submarines, is being adapted for surface vessels.
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Machine learning can help sift open source intelligence
As the amount of unstructured open source data grows, vendors are pitching new approaches to make sense of it all.
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Marines take cyber warfare to the front lines
During Bold Alligator, Marines use ONR’s Tactical Cyber Range, which includes augmented reality glasses, to carry out cyber and electronic warfare in the field.
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Navy awards $32.6M deal for shipboard info-sharing system
Data Link Solutions will build up to 12 of the latest Multi-Functional Information Distribution System on Ship units.
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DOD continues push to boost supercomputing power
The high-performance modernization program awards two $30 million contracts to increase computing capacity at its HPC centers.
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Navy could get next-gen global comm system a bit sooner
Lockheed Martin opens a facility to speed up testing and certification of MUOS terminals and applications.
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JIE security components set for January deployment
The Pentagon's acting CIO said successful security testing clears the way for initial deployment of the Joint Information Environment.
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The military is becoming immersed in virtual training
As simulations become more realistic and scalable, the services are putting them to use in large-scale exercises.
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Navy sets a three-prong plan for information dominance
Three documents signed this week lay out long-range strategies for mastery of cyberspace and the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Army's new Cyber branch looking to recruit talent
With a new career field classification, the Army wants to attract 1,200 cyber warriors from within the ranks by the end of 2016.
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Army building an airport just for drones
The 150-acre facility at Fort Bliss will be host to Gray Eagle and Shadow UAS.
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Army prepares to take global intel system to the next level
The service is requesting industry input on improving the system’s data gathering, analysis, sharing and compatibility with Intelligence Community standards.
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Airborne infrared targeting sensor passes key milestone
The Navy’s Infrared Search and Track system can track heat sources from long rnage while avoiding detection itself.
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Funding cuts delay Navy's Next Generation Jammer
The system performed well in recent tests, but budget pressures will push its deployment back by a year.
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Army to go solar at Redstone Arsenal
Project will produce up to 18,000 megawatt-hours per year of power at the base.
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Navy's nano-satellites could boost tactical communications
SSC-Pacific is developing a small satellite that could transmit data to secure networks and relay a signal halfway around the world.
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Researchers demo cyber defenses for drones
The University of Virginia demonstrated techniques designed to harden unmanned systems from cyber attacks.
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House approves $584.2 billion Defense spending plan for 2015
The bill, now headed to the Senate, includes a 1 percent pay increase but cuts some benefits.
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