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Cubic to develop courseware for Navy's Littoral Combat Ships program
Cubic has won three contracts from the Navy to develop instructor-led and instructor-facilitated self-paced courseware that will enable sailors to get accredited for duty on Littoral Combat Ships.
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Navy wants help with extendable mobile ad-hoc network testbed
The Naval Research Laboratory wants assitance from the contracting community with various aspects of its existing extendable mobile ad-hoc network emulator testbed.
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DOD adjusts to fiscal realities of sequestration
The DOD has begun cuts to training for all of the military services as it seeks to cope with the realities of the sequestration.
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DARPA to help Navy put UAVs on small ships
The Defense Department's research arm has established a new program in which it will assist the Navy with finding ways to use smaller ships as mobile launch and recovery sites for medium-altitude long-endurance, fixed-wing UAVs.
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Army's Gray Eagle testing takes air-sea battle scenarios into consideration
The Army's recently completed operational test of the Gray Eagle that resulted not only in determining the unmanned aircraft's operational suitability but also a series of recommendations on improving doctrine with respect to next-war preparation.
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iRobot to deliver rugged, throwable FirstLook robot to Army
The Army has awarded a contract to iRobot to furnish a rugged, throwable robot that can be used for a variety of combat missions and special operations.
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Army has recommended 36 systems for fielding through NIE process
The four Army Network Integration Evaluations conducted since May 2011 have resulted in the recommendation for the fielding of 36 new systems and 24 of those have received funding and are scheduled to be deployed.
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Intelligence mission at risk from deep budget cuts, says USDI
Investments in intelligence capabilities needed for the nation's military to stay on top of a number of global security threats are at risk from continuing budget instability and further deep cuts mandated by the sequestration, says a top DOD official.
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ITT Exelis wins international battlefield radio deal
ITT Exelis has won an $11.6 million contract with an international customer to furnish a wide range of communications equipment, the company said March 1.
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Viewing the cyber conflict through a legal lens
While preparing for a cyber intelligence briefing, I ran across a most interesting document on the State Department's website.
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Boeing tests Phantom Eye's ISR capabilities at altitude of 8,000 feet
Boeing's Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system recently completed its second flight in which it demonstrated critical capabilities that will enable it to perform ISR missions for up to four days without refueling.
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Aerotech to deliver soldier-wearable power system to Army
The Army has placed an order worth $2.4 million with Aerotech for its soldier-wearable integrated power equipment system.
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Air Force bestows excellence award on Global Hawk program
The Air Force's Northrop Grumman-built RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft program recently received the 2012 Dr. James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence Award for demonstrating the most improved performance in aircraft maintenance and logistics readiness.
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Navy wants a new electronic procurement system
The Navy has issued a request for information (RFI) for an electronic procurement system (EPS) to replace the contract writing capabilities of the legacy Defense Department Standard Procurement System.
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Lockheed wins Air Force contracts for next set of GPS III satellites
The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin two contracts totaling $120 million to procure long lead parts for four more next-generation Global Positioning System satellites.
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Air Force seeks small businesses to help it exploit cyber threats
The Air Force is seeking information from small businesses on the capabilities they possess to assist with identifying, neutralizing and exploiting threats in the cyber realm to the service's people, weapons systems and networks.
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General Dynamics develops security platform for Samsung mobile device
General Dynamics C4 Systems has established a strategic partnership with Samsung to incorporate its GD Protected technology into Samsung GALAXY devices that run the Samsung KNOX.
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LGS to update data network at Army's Fort Wood
LGS Innovations has won a contract to transition the U.S. Army’s Fort Leonard Wood to a digital voice-over IP (VoIP) data system,
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Northrop delivers comms payload for Air Force's enhanced polar system
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first of two protected communications payloads for the Air Force's Enhanced Polar System that will furnish continuous coverage in the north polar region for secure, jam resistant strategic and tactical military communications.
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