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X-47B UCAS completes land-based catapult launch
The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator has successfully completed a land-based catapult launch at Patuxent River Naval Air Station.
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4 capabilities essential for future national defense
A new report identifies four critical capabilities and assets that the Defense Department will need to counter the predominant threats to national security in the next decade.
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Marines look to ViaSat for help with secure mobile comms
ViaSat has won a $2.4 million contract from the Marine Corps Systems Command to engineer advanced information security into common, off-the-shelf mobile devices.
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What was the motive behind the secret directive on cybersecurity?
Information recently was leaked to the press and quickly became public about a classified presidential policy directive, PPD-20, that was signed by President Obama just weeks before the presidential election.
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Army seeks managed services assistance for tactical communications
The Army is seeking a provider of managed service communications services to furnish network and services in support of the Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical assets.
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SAIC to furnish IT support for Army intelligence enterprise
Science Applications International Corporation has won a task order potentially worth as much as $149 million from the Army to deliver IT design, implementation and operational sustainment support services to the Army Military Intelligence Enterprise.
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First MUOS satellite begins limited operations
The U.S. Strategic Command has accepted the first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite for initial operational use.
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QinetiQ to furnish Talon robot to Czech and Polish Militaries
QinetiQ North America has won orders worth $8.4 million to furnish its Talon small unmanned ground vehicle to the Czech Republic and Poland, the company said Nov. 26.
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ITT Exelis to support Navy persistent awareness network
ITT Exelis has won a five-year contract from the Navy to support a critical command and control system designed to deliver persistent situational awareness to naval forces.
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Wheeler to oversee General Dynamics WIN-T development teams
Sandra Wheeler has been promoted to vice president of Tactical Networks at General Dynamics C4 Systems effective Jan. 1.
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8 to compete for $98M in Navy C5ISR tasks
Eight contractors will vie for tasks associated with command and control services under an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity Navy contract valued at $98.7 million over five years, the service announced on Nov. 26.
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Alion to help Navy develop unmanned weapon systems
Alion will assist the Navy in evaluating and developing unmanned and automated weapon systems that will be used to protect the service's surface fleet and amphibious forces under a $24 million contract, the company said in November.
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Defeat of al-Qaeda remains top national security priority, says Panetta
To end the continuing threat from al-Qaida will require a modified military footprint, close work with allies and continued U.S. presence in volatile regions, says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta.
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CyberCity gives hackers skills needed to prevail in cyber warfare
Air Force cyber warriors are getting ready to learn how to do battle in cyberspace against hostile actors who would disrupt critical infrastructure by working in a virtual city that has all of the trappings of modern-day, computer-based life.
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Army releases RFI for full-rate production of Manpack radio
The Army has initiated full and open competition for the full-rate production phase of its Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit radio program.
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US companies must tread carefully with cyber exports
The desire of U.S. allies in the Middle East and elsewhere around the globe to obtain cyber tools and expertise from U.S. companies is creating challenges when it comes to export-control rules.
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Presidential election triggered push to finish rules on drone strikes
Before the 2012 presidential election, the Obama administration sped up efforts to develop formal rules for the targeted killing of terrorists by drones so that they would be available if needed by a new president.
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Republicans pledge to work toward avoiding sequestration
A top Republican senator said Nov. 25 that his party is willing to be flexible about increased revenues provided Democrats give ground on entitlements in the quest to find a legislative solution to sequestration.
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Air Force taps Hughes for waveform development
Hughes Network Systems has won a contract from the Air Force Military Satellite Communications System Directorate to support protected, tactical satellite communications.
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