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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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Alion picks up $183M AF contract mod for acquisition assistance
The Air Force has awarded a three-year, $183 million contract modification to Alion to furnish lifecycle acquisition support to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Management Office.
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DOD mobile device plan seeks to synchronize devices, initiatives
The Defense Department has released a commercial mobile device implementation plan that puts in place a framework to equip the department's mobile-device users with secure classified and protected unclassified mobile technologies.
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Complex challenge of mission command on the move
GEN William "Scott" Wallace, retired TRADOC commander, on realizing the full potential of mission command on the move.
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NSA certifies pair of General Dynamics high-speed encryptors
General Dynamics C4 Systems has announced that the National Security Agency has certified two of the company's new high-speed encryptors to transfer information at the top-secret level and levels below.
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A new era of cyber startups spring from 'crowdfunding'
Commercialization of advanced technology is creating new opportunities in the realm of cybersecurity, and entrepreneurs are seizing these opportunities before the large tech-sector icons move in.
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Industry questions DOD guidance on SATCOM and hosted payloads
Kay Sears, president of Intelsat General, on industry concerns about DOD guidance on satellite communications and hosted payloads.
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Addressing the challenge of data for all, but securely
Emerging threats and new devices combine to create a complex and rapidly changing landscape for storage security.
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DOD builds foundation for future SATCOM
New communications satellite network will boost bandwidth while helping reduce terminal sizes.
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NATO maritime exercise to test new anti-submarine technologies
The NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation will test a wave-powered unmanned surface vehicle known as the Wave Gilder at its upcoming Proud Manta '13 exercise, which serves as a way to test new anti-submarine warfare technologies.
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GAO says receiver performance needs to improve
The FCC should consider collecting information on the practical effects of options to improve receiver performance as one of the ways to enhance spectrum efficiency and meet the growing demand for spectrum as a result of the growth of commercial wireless broadband services and government missions, says the GAO.
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Geospatial apps offer tactical advantage
As geospatial analysis is moved downrange, advanced functions will need to be run by non-technical users.
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Self-replicating capability key to mobile device use
Harnessing the capacity of mobile devices in a battlefield network can provide high-quality video and high-speed data along with voice communications.
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New technology keeps SATCOM moving with commanders
Commercial satellite communications technology promises to revolutionize the way commanders control ground forces while on the move.
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Access to better intelligence and insight to come--eventually
The planned Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise builds upon the Distributed Common Ground System architecture used by the Army and Air Force in an attempt to provide a coherent, fully analyzed picture of the current operational and physical environment.
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