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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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Sierra Nevada will provide counter IED jammers to be worn by individual soldiers
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded a $56.5 million contract for the production of Individual Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronics Warfare (ICREW) systems, referred to as “Baldr” systems.
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Navy CIO says new efficiencies have saved $100 million so far
New Department of the Navy (DON) information technology efficiencies have so far saved $100 million, a start on what the Navy’s CIO office says its goal to cut $2 billion from the Navy’s overall budget, according to DON Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen.
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EMP weapons now a reality
An event took place October 2012 in the Utah desert that escaped the attention of most. Boeing successful tested an electro-magnetic pulse (EMP) device mounted within a missile.
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Airborne ISR supplemented by XTAR’s commercial X-band service
XTAR, a commercial provider of satellite services in the X-band frequency, reports that it has contracted for 100 MHz of bandwidth worth more than $8 million over the past year.
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Man-portable military electronics market worth $2.77 billion in 2013
The global market for man-portable military electronics will be worth $2.77 billion in 2013, according to ASD Reports, a market research firm.
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Army Medical Command to move to DISA-run enterprise email
The U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) will begin full deployment of the Defense Enterprise Email (DEE) service provided by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) beginning Jan. 7, 2013.
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American Systems to support SIPRNet for Army Reserve Command
The U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) awarded a $56 million GSA Connections II task order to American Systems to provide voice and Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) communications support services at USARC facilities nationwide.
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JLENS tracks swarming boats in test
During a recent test, a Raytheon JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensors) aerostat system simultaneously detected and tracked double-digit swarming boats, hundreds of cars and trucks, non-swarming boats, and manned and unmanned aircraft, according to a Raytheon press release.
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There’s a new military occupational specialty: Cryptologic Network Warfare Specialist
The military is looking for 500-600 soldiers to fill an initial need as Cryptologic Network Warfare Specialists (35Q), a new military occupational specialty (MOS) established this autumn.
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