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An opportunity for proactive cyber defense
Many people may not realize it, but the health care sector is the fourth most targeted industry segment when it comes to cyberattacks.
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Harris to continue working on Air Force satellite network
The Air Force has awarded a fifth option year valued at $66 million on its Network and Space Operations and Maintenance contract to Harris.
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DARPA, Marines refine capabilities of robotic 'mule'
Defense Department and Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory researchers are refining advanced capabilities related to autonomy, maneuverability and recovery for a four-legged robot designed to haul gear for Marines on the battlefield,
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Justice plans indictments to thwart cyber espionage
The U.S. Justice Department has joined the fight against state-sponsored cyber attackers and is planning not only to hand down indictments of such criminals, but also when appropriate to name the governments behind the attackers
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Army DCGS receives deployment decision but without top secret capability
The Army's Distributed Common Ground Systems (DCGS-A) received a full deployment decision for its first increment from Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall on Dec. 14, but without top secret/sensitive compartmented information (TS/SCI) capability.
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7 key provisions of the fiscal 2013 defense authorization bill
An agreement hammered out by lawmakers as part of the $633 billion defense authorization bill for fiscal 2013 would remove commercial satellites from the U.S. Munitions List.
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DARPA seeks RF data backbone that would give fiber-optic capacity
DARPA plans to develop a fiber-optic-equivalent communications backbone on a radio frequency carrier that can be deployed worldwide.
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ViaSat gets Navy order for communications terminals
ViaSat has received a delivery order from the Navy to furnish terminals that will enable high-capacity digital data and voice communications capabalities for U.S. military platforms.
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Navy CANES receives Milestone C approval for limited production and deployment
The Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Network and Enterprise Services (CANES) program received its Milestone C acquisition decision memorandum from Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Frank Kendall on Dec. 14.
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Army trains soldiers to operate mine-clearing robot in Afghanistan
Soldiers from U.S. reserve units are receiving training on a robotic system known as the M160 M4 that uses a flail to trip hidden improvised explosive devices in preparation for their deployment to Afghanistan.
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Intelligent Software Solutions wins $593M AF software deal
Intelligent Software Solutions has won an Air Force software contract potentially worth up to $593 million over five years.
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Army to establish doctrine for countering enemy UAS
Participants in an Army planning session held at Fort Sill, Okla., discussed doctrine and training necessary for countering enemy UAS threats.
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Army tests BAE's Phoenix radios in advance of mid-tier network radio competition
BAE Systems says that its Phoenix-2C radios successfully provided tactical networking capabilities during Army exercises related to the just-concluded Network Integration Evaluation (NIE) 13.1, enabling soldiers to communicate more than 20 kilometers, double the mid-tier network requirement.
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Rockwell Collins will complete TTNT waveform development under AFRL contract
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded Rockwell Collins an $18 million contract to complete the development and qualification of the Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) waveform.
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Calling for a national-level doctrine for the cyber era
The modern cyber era demands a national-level doctrine that can be adopted by government agencies, armed forces, private-sector organizations and individual citizens alike to establish a collective sense of purpose for our cybersecurity.
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DARPA, Raytheon partner on small satellite imaging project
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a $1.5 million contract to Raytheon to tackle the initial phase of the Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements program.
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Cubic buys special ops training provider
Cubic has acquired the Special Operations Forces training business of NEK Advances Securities Group for $52 million in an all-cash transaction.
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Army cyber program explores ways to breach sealed networks
A number of U.S industry and military labs are exploring methods that would allow the military to inject data and infect systems with destructive viruses into ironclad networks that are not connected to the Internet
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Commander's dashboard to address soldier suicides
In response to an increase in soldier suicides, the Army will introduce in February a first-generation online software application called the Commander's Risk Reduction Dashboard.
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