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Air Force puts next element of missile-warning system in place
The Air Force’s successfully launched the second Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO-2) spacecraft Tuesday evening.
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Hughes demonstrates Satcom through the rotor blades on military helicopters
Hughes Network Systems said that it has successfully demonstrated high-throughput video and data transmission over Satcom links on a variety of rotary wing platforms.
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CyberPatriots honored by Air Force/Northrop Grumman
The Northrop Grumman Foundation, presenting sponsor of the Air Force Association's (AFA) CyberPatriot program, presented $50,000 in scholarships last weekend to students on the winning teams of the CyberPatriot V National Finals Competition.
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Army CECOM raises Harris' tactical communications contract ceiling by $500 million
The Army Communications-Electronics Command has upped the ceiling value of its 2011 indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract with Harris RF Communications by $500 million.
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Navy cancels East Coast IT event, but will attend joint warfighting conference
The Department of the Navy (DON) has canceled its East Coast 2013 information technology conference in Virginia Beach “due to budget and travel restrictions.”
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Three firms vie for Army enterprise infrastructure services
Three firms will compete with each other for task orders for Army enterprise infrastructure services.
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Sierra Nevada delivers first LRIP mobile air control tower to Army
Sierra Nevada has delivered the first low rate initial production version of its Mobile Tower System for air traffic control that will replace an aging model.
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Army begins final phase of migration to enterprise e-mail
The Army is on the last leg of its journey to enterprise e-mail, Mike Krieger, the service's deputy CIO, told service members March 12.
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Cyber conflict drawing companies like a magnet
Multiple factors are responsible for the entry of companies into the cyber market.
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DynCorp to help Army train soldiers on medium tactical vehicles
The Army has awarded DynCorp International a contract to help train soldiers on medium tactical vehicles and also maintain and modify the vehicles as needed.
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Navy awards contract for F/A-18 computers to General Dynamics
The Navy has awarded a $19.3 million contract to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems for F/A-18 advanced mission computers.
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Army IT Day: Budget woes hinder network operations, says acquisition deputy
Money issues are pressing in on the Army, affecting how it will allocate funds for its network modernization plans, says MG Harold J. Greene, Army deputy for acquisition and systems management.
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Army unit bound for Afghanistan to use first on-the-move comms network
After years of development, the Army is ready to begin its first deployment of an on-the-move communications network to Afghanistan.
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Army IT Day: Consolidation key to future networking, says LandWarNet director
The Army’s side of the Global Information Grid, known as LandWarNet, is undergoing rapid changes as the service copes with new technology and a tight budget environment, says the director of the LandWarNet Mission Command.
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Army IT Day: JTRS radios go to troops in Afghanistan, Korea, says PEO for C3T
The Army command responsible for equipping soldiers with radios and communications equipment is making sure that units getting ready to deploy to Afghanistan have the latest gear and that units in Asia will have the same capabilities, says MG N. Lee S. Price, PEO for C3T.
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DOD enterprise e-mail reaches one million user milestone
The Defense Department's Enterprise E-mail system reached the one million user threshold when a soldier at Fort Riley, Kan., registered for a new e-mail account on March 12.
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Marines to test QinetiQ man-portable generator in LRIP phase
The U.S. Marine Corps has selected a man-portable generator built by QinetiQ North America for further testing during the low rate initial production phase of its One Man-Portable Generator program.
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DISA wants service provider for PKI operation
DISA has issued a request for information for a common service provider for the public key infrastructure architectures and directory services for NIPRNet and SIPRNet.
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DHS Systems' networked power micro-grid performs well in NIE
DHS Systems' networked power micro-grid system was able to reduce fuel consumption by more than 60 percent during testing at the Army's Network Integration Evaluation 13.1.
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