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Navy building one system for all records, task management
The DON TRACKER will eliminate duplication for shore-based commands.
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Navy awards $46M support contract for Naval Electronic Surveillance Systems
Serco will provide technical support at SSC Pacific’s Security Systems Branch.
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Navy’s mine-hunting drone takes over search for Malaysian airliner
The Bluefin-21, a prototype in the Navy’s Knifefish mine-hunting program, will map the ocean floor in the search area.
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Air Force: Pilots will fly by remote on many future missions
RPA vector report covers current operations and a future vision for remotely piloted and autonomous systems.
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Army awards Exelis five-year deal for battlefield radios
The company will provide radio appliqués for the Soldier Radio Waveform under a contract potentially worth $988 million.
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The quest for a universal remote for unmanned systems
QinetiQ NA targets Navy demand for common control of unmanned air and sea systems.
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Navy researchers turn seawater into fuel
The 'game changer' process to create liquid hydrocarbons from the sea powers a scale-model WWII plane in a test, and could soon be powering a lot more.
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Virtual reality gets real with Army's 3D game update
Virtual Battle Space 3 recreates not only battlefield scenarios but users’ real-life capabilities—and limitations.
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L-3, Intelsat demonstrate anti-jam technology for military satellites
The demonstration is part of an Air Force effort to leverage commercial technologies to provide anti-jam satellite communications.
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Army intelligence system gets new geospatial tools
Customized templates will optimize DCGS-A’s geospatial analysis.
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Navy gets set to test sea-borne electromagnetic railgun
Kinetic rounds fired by the open-architecture gun, developed under a joint Army/Navy project, can reach speeds above Mach 7.
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Navy committed, but cautious, on Joint Information Environment
IT leaders are on board with the concept, but want to be sure about security, cost and standards.
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Coast Guard wants marine drones for persistent surveillance
Unmanned marine vehicles go for months, being used to detect poachers, smugglers and icebergs.
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West Point's new cyber institute takes a multipronged approach to security
Lawyers, cyber experts and psychologists will come together to solve cyber problems.
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Tablet-controlled unmanned copters deliver the goods for Marines
ONR’s AACUS program seeks to resupply troops in hazardous environments with robotic, autonomous helicopters.
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Army's injectable bandage can stop heavy bleeding during 'the golden hour'
The XSTAT, developed by the Combat Casualty Care Research Program and RevMedx, just received FDA approval.
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The unusual suspects: 3 ways to deal with insider threats
Whether intentional or accidental, the threat is real and hard to predict.
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Navy’s new airborne command and control post arrives
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is a key to network-centric battle groups.
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Robot repairmen would fix satellites in space
DARPA’s Phoenix program also is developing new designs for satellites that would cut their costs.
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