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Lockheed demonstrates new maritime test bed for Navy
Simulated Aegis radar data was integrated with other ISR data to provide increased situational awareness in recent tests.
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Program would fortify armored vehicles without adding armor
DARPA’s is looking for technologies that could allow vehicles to dodge incoming fire or avoid enemy detection entirely.
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DOD looks to help slow the spread of chikungunya virus
While the services raise awareness, DARPA offers $150,000 for a model that can predict where it will strike next.
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In drone wars, dogfights won't be in the air but in the spectrum
All unmanned craft use an RF link, with makes them vulnerable, says the chief of the Army’s Electronic Warfare Division. DOD is looking for an electromagnetic advantage.
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Air Force orders 3 more Global Hawk UAVs
Northrop gets $240 million contract for Block 30 models of the ISR drone.
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An app-centric view can help do away with DOD’s siloes
System administrators continue to rely on approaches that do not afford them cross-domain visibility or app-centric correlation between layers.
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Aussie air force kicks in on P-8A spy planes
A $295 million DOD contract includes funding toward four maritime surveillance planes for Australia
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New hacking scenario emerges: Wi-Fi signal-sniffing drones
Security analysts are increasingly concerned about camera-carrying drones that could also be used to breach wireless networks.
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Army lab to provide software analysis for Joint Strike Fighter
ARMDEC will independently double-check the F-35’s software systems for safety, airworthiness.
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Air Force Academy unveils new network security major
Cadets will be able to take new courses in computer forensics and reverse software engineering, as well as political science and strategy.
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DARPA mulls system-of-systems to network maritime operations
Distributed systems could act as a force multiplier, allowing naval forces to rapidly adapt to new challenges.
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Air Force adds Airbus to hosted payloads contract
The company will compete to host Air Force communications on commercial satellites.
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Air Force looks to get proactive on cyber defense
Cyber deception and self-repairing code are among the techniques that AFRL is looking to develop.
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Air Force adds ship-based radar to missile-detection network
The Cobra King system will use dual state-of-the-art radars for ballistic missile treaty monitoring and verification.
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Small device, big impact: Linking classified, unclassified nets at the edge
The CERDEC-developed cable connects radios with the Nett Warrior system, feeding soldiers’ locations into the shared operational picture.
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For defense IT, virtual is more agile than physical
Data center consolidation, cloud computing and virtualization are driving the move toward a software-defined fighting force.
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5 billion-transistor chip functions like a human brain
IBM’s chip, funded by DARPA, uses its “neurons” and “synapses” to spread computing processes out, performing complex tasks with a very low power requirement.
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DARPA explores next-generation imaging radar
Researchers are looking to develop a system that can make 3D images without the platform or target motion that is traditionally required by SAR.
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Big data really needs a 'big mechanism,' DARPA says
The research agency is looking for ways to link cause and effect in growing volumes of data, surpassing current analytics.
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