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Northrop wins Navy contract for six more unmanned Fire Scouts
The Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $71 million contract to produce six additional Fire Scout MQ-8C unmanned helicopters.
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DISA taps Northrop for joint command and control system
DISA has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract potentially worth as much as $211 million to modernize and sustain the Defense Department's joint command and control system.
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Technica to furnish Symantec Software-as-a-Service to DISA
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Technica a $9 million contract to furnish Symantec Software-as-a-Service.
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UAS industry to create 70,000 jobs in three years, says study
The unmanned aircraft industry is poised to create more than 70,000 new American jobs in the first three years following the integration of UAS into U.S. national airspace system, according to a new study.
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Global military comms and COTS market valued at $17.4B
The value of the global market for military communications and commercial, off-the-shelf products is estimated to be $17.4 billion in 2013, according to a new market report.
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SRA to assist Air Force logistics centers
The Air Force has awarded a contract to SRA International to develop IT-related capabilities for the Air Logistics Centers at Robins, Hill and Tinker Air Force bases, and also the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group.
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Cassidian unveils multifunctional jammer to counter IEDs
Cassidian has introduced a multifunctional jammer that can explore the electromagnetic spectrum, while at the same time it counters radio-controlled improvised explosive devices.
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MorphoTrust gets DOD biometrics contract
MorphoTrust has won a contract to support the central biometrics platform for the Defense Department.
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SAIC to support Navy maritime intelligence systems
The Navy has awarded a contract to SAIC to furnish technical and engineering support for maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and information operations (ISR/IO) for existing and future command and control systems.
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Navy selects Wyle for UAS technical support
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Wyle a three-year, $24 million contract to furnish testing services, technology support and life-cycle analysis for unmanned aircraft systems and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance projects and programs.
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TCS to furnish wireless comms support to Marines
The Marine Corps will provide incremental funding to TeleCommunication Systems to furnish it with secure communications technology for use in theater.
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Navy picks 10 small businesses for cyber operations work
The Navy has awarded task-order contracts to 10 small businesses to furnish integrated cyber operations support services for a variety of programs and functions.
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Army turns to Benchmark for transceivers for Air Warrior program
The Army has awarded Benchmark Electronics a $14.8 million contract to furnish RF transceivers for the Army's Air Warrior program.
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DISA issues RFI for trusted endpoint operations
DISA has issued a request for information for trusted endpoint operations (TEO) technology that can be integrated with Host Based Security System.
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Cyber Command sees Plan X as essential to managing cyber missions
The Defense Department needs a mission-critical, command-and-control capability to operate in cyberspace and the closest thing to a workable system is a continuing research effort known as Plan X, says a top CYBERCOM official.
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Addressing privacy concerns will improve cyber defense
To mitigate the risks of cyberattacks, we must respect other parties' perspectives and work together on mutually agreeable solutions.
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DIA cancels annual conference as sequestration hits home
The Defense Intelligence Agency has cancelled the 2013 Defense Intelligence Worldwide conference that was scheduled to be held in April.
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DISA, Jackpine Technolgies partner on military cloud effort
DISA plans to award a sole-source contract to Jackpine Technologies to continue the development of the milCloud environment and various functionalities needed to support integration with the agency's next-generation Infrastructure as a Service.
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Transcom takes holistic approach to cyber defense to combat intruders
The U.S. Transportation Command is hard at work reducing the number of access points available to cyber intruders as a way to improve its network defensive posture, and also is working closely with its commercial suppliers to strengthen their interfaces with the command, the Transcom commander told Congress.
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