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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.
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AFRL tool makes suite work of intelligence analysis
The integrated software, called ERNEST, combines and streamlines many of analysts’ routine tasks.
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Army providing communications backbone for Ebola response
The service is deploying tactical networks in West Africa to connect relief organizations that have been working without much infrastructure.
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