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DISA exercises option on C2 modernization
The agency awards Northrop Grumman $53 million to continue work to support joint and multinational operations.
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The potential benefits of a laser-based interplanetary Internet
NASA’s successful laser communications demonstration in lunar orbit could pave the way for expanding bandwidth on Earth.
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Army gives 4 companies contracts for Soldier Radio Waveform systems
The companies will supply SRW-Appliqué systems to extend tactical communications in the field.
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Pentagon's rapid plan for maintaining air superiority
DARPA’s system of systems approach looks to do away with long development cycles.
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In-flight system to give rapid-response forces a good look ahead
The Enroute Mission Command Capability, being installed on C17 aircraft, delivers real-time video and collaboration tools for planning missions.
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DOD CIO Takai to step down
Her resignation comes just a month after the department’s deputy CIO also resigned.
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Marines reach deal for anti-IED jammers-in-a-backpack
The corps awards Northrop Grumman a contract with a $90 million ceiling for its Freedom 240 dismounted system.
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Army gets tactical comm closer to the smartphone experience
The Common Operating Environment’s map-based apps and common look tie together the command, mounted and handheld platforms.
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Nuclear arsenal finds security in 8-inch floppy disks
The decades-old technology at the Air Force‘s missile silos has its advantages.
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Navy forms team to boost shipboard cybersecurity
SPAWAR creates the Cyber Readiness Team to address the risks often caused by legacy software.
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SpaceX launches protest of Air Force rocket contract
The commercial space company says the Air Force's sole-source award to United Launch Services should have been competed.
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DARPA renews efforts to deal with a crowded, contested spectrum
New amendment seeks proposals for RadioMap and SSPARC programs.
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Navy advancing carrier-based drone program
NAVAIR issues a draft RFP to the four companies already working on designs for the UCLASS system, which the Navy expects to be operational by 2020.
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Partnership wants ‘non-traditional performers’ for national security work
Tandem NSI’s Deal Day event looks to match defense agencies with entrepreneurs and small businesses in areas such as robotics, 3D printing and cybersecurity.
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Marine Corps helicopters to get next-gen mission computer
Northrop Grumman’s open-architecture FlightPro will have advanced multi-core processors, graphics and video capabilities.
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Small drones to get more autonomous capabilities
Lockheed Martin demonstrates ground control software and flight control systems for small UAVs.
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Self-healing paint could save Navy billions
Polyfibroblast, developed by Johns Hopkins and ONR, lets vehicle surfaces heal the way skin does and prevents corrosion to the metal underneath.
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DOD moves forward with department-wide e-health records project
The project’s program office wants to know the baseline infrastructure requirements for supporting a modernized system.
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Critical military satellite systems are vulnerable to hacking
Military operations, navigation systems and flight safety controls could be at risk, according to analysis by IOActive.
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