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AFRL's 3D audio helps pilots sort through the chatter

The lab's technology makes multiple audio feeds sound like their coming from different locations, adding clarity to each voice.

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Can derived credentials replace CACs? What you need to know

The need for them is real, but there are still a few details to be worked out, say Intel Corp.'s Kevin Fiftal and Steve Taylor.

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What Defense agencies can do with 'big geospatial data'

All that data collected every day can be overwhelming, but there are ways to make efficient use of it, Thermopylae’s A.J. Clack writes.

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DARPA wants to turn large planes into aircraft carriers for UAS

The agency is looking for ideas on how to adapt aircraft such as a C-130 or B-52 to enable small unmanned aircraft to go on long-range missions.

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Boeing claims new anti-jam capability

A new tactical waveform demonstrated by the satellite maker could be used in existing terminals and satellites.

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Army lab developing small drone with insect-like vision

The palm-sized UAV is a step toward autonomous platforms that can work with small units and individual soldiers.

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With pull of a plug, Navy completes transition to new ERP system

The final portions of the old system are transferred to Navy ERP, as MFCS is shut down.

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Air Force hospital adds Ebola-zapping robot

The Xenex system uses xenon ultraviolet light to rid rooms of a full range of viruses.

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Harvest time: Wearable gear generates its own power

The Army is testing technologies that could take batteries out of the equation for soldiers in the field.

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Tiny drone with brain-like chip learns on the fly

HRL Labs, working under a DARPA program, gives early flight to artificial intelligence.

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Air Force nears finish line on massive ERP project

Accenture gets a $77.8 million contract for the final phase of DEAMS, which will give the service one financial management system.

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Navy forges ahead with autonomous underwater programs

A $35.5 million contract award to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will support ongoing project and development of new technologies.

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Navy initiative makes cybersecurity an all-hands-on-deck job

Task Force Cyber Awakening, prompted by the NMCI hack, will apply cyber controls to all aspects of naval operations.

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Next generation of optical storage offers a big data option

Hitachi's enterprise platform can keep data for up to 1,000 years and is resistant to water, sand, even EMPs.

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Watch: the future of autonomous robots

The Air Force Research lab puts together a video of small systems that explore risky settings without endangering lives.

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Bids are in for $11B DOD health records system

Four teams pairing integrators with EHR specialists are vying to overhaul of Military Health System.

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ONR, Marines blend logistics into Agile Bloodhound

The annual test of real-time collaboration tools pushes the Corps toward mobile networking goal.

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Wang named Army deputy CIO

He'll take over for Mike Krieger, who will retire from the civil service Oct. 31.

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Pentagon looking for an edge in chemical, biological drone warfare

The Thunderstorm demonstration program wants UAS that can detect and deter weapons of mass destruction, and technologies that can defense against small, WMD-laden drones.

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Record-breaking terahertz circuit could open new bands of the spectrum

DARPA's trillion-cycles-per-second TMIC, officially recognized by Guinness, could lead to a wave of breakthrough applications.