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Navy takes high-bandwidth satcom to the Arctic
Lockheed’s MUOS constellation can provide mobile connectivity up to 30 miles from the North Pole.
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Launching a tech startup? Try national security
Agencies in search of talent are working to lower the barriers for small businesses and help with commercialization.
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A flying car, of sorts: Helicopter/ground vehicle hybrid takes flight
Black Knight Transformer could conduct casualty rescue, cargo resupply missions.
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Iron Man suit won't fly, but it could run a four-minute mile
DARPA’s Warrior Web project, primarily intended to reduce stress and injury, is also finding ways to boost performance.
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Air Force to outsource Middle East communications
Citing the strain on personnel from ongoing operations, the service looks to hire some help.
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Navy steps up electronic attack game with Growler
The full-spectrum aircraft boosts the service’s capabilities as electronic warfare becomes more important.
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Piloting a Black Hawk is optional with experimental system
The Army and Sikorsky Aircraft demonstrate an "optional piloting" system for the fabled helicopter.
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SpaceX protest halts Air Force satellite launches
A federal court ruling blocks an Air Force contractor from buying Russian rocket engines.
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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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