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Marines demonstrate real-time battlefield collaboration
The Agile Bloodhound demo in Hawaii uses smartphones and tablets, along with knowledge discovery and collaboration software, to collect, sort and disseminate information.
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China tests stealth drone
Maiden flight of “Sharp Sword” drone reported by state media.
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Funding bill backs intell community’s IT consolidation
The House Intelligence Committee approves an authorization bill for 2014 that also would dedicate $75 million to battling insider threats.
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Workaround boosts Teleport satellite access in Pacific
Army/DOD team gives forces access to a satellite that was previously out of reach, as part of DOD’s Network-Centric Teleport system.
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GPS III passes compatibility test
Lockheed Martin test bed demonstrates backward compatibility with existing GPS constellation.
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Air Force wants to go lighter on crypto tools in the field
The service is looking for smaller, lighter but still rugged key loading devices, and wants to examine the feasibility of incorporating them into wearable technology.
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China launches military satellite
Yaogan 19 thought to be another in a series of high-resolution imaging satellites.
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DOD issues new rules on unclassified net security
Pentagon wants contractors to implement information security standards on their networks and report cyberintrusions.
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How transparency can lead to understanding the ‘cybertopography’
Visualization will help destroy the illusion of security and foster true cyber transparency.
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Air Force looks to solve wind farm radar interference
The service hires AGI to develop a specialized modeling tool to help radar system designers account for the dead zones and false signals caused by wind turbines.
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DOD gradually embracing open source
Lockheed Martin is touting an agile open source approach that it claims will boost information sharing.
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DOD Enterprise Email meets some resistance
Despite DOD CIO Teri Takai’s September memo, the Navy and Marine Corps are questioning the feasibility of moving to the departmentwide system.
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DOD looks to innovate despite budget woes
Post-war R&D is beginning to shift to future conflicts, leaders say.
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DISA extends bids for cloud storage contract again
Responding to bidders’ questions, agency extends bids for Enterprise Storage Service II contract.
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Fixmo to supply cyber security for DISA mobile initiatives
Fixmo will work with Digital Management Inc. to implement DISA’s mobile device management and mobile app initiatives.
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Lawmakers assert Army will broaden next-gen radio competition
New York lawmakers say they successfully pressed the Army to shift from sole- to multiple-source contracts for JTRS radios.
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GAO upholds parts of BAE jammer protest
Navy told to revisit contract award to Raytheon for next-generation Navy jammer.
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Search continues for Reaper drone lost over Lake Ontario
MQ-9 unmanned aircraft crashed during a routine training mission.
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Russian Proton rocket delivers military satellite
Proton-M rocket carries Raduga-1M communications satellite to geostationary orbit.
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