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UAV video encryption remains unfinished job
The U.S. military is still broadcasting nearly half of its drone video streams without encryption four years after it learned that its adversaries can see the same information.
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Air Force awards $851M engineering support contract to small businesses
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded an engineering and technical advistory and assistance services contract worth up to $851 million to five small businesses.
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DOD top line budget figure for the Military Intelligence Program decreases for second year in a row
The Defense Department released today the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) appropriated top line budget for fiscal 2012, and the figure has declined for the second year in a row.
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Harris receives new order for Army satellite terminals
Harris has received a new $50.5 million order from the Army for next-generation satellite communications terminals under the service's Modernization of Enterprise Terminals program.
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ViaSat to supply broadband services to military aircraft
ViaSat has won a multimillion dollar contract from the U.S. government to supply broadband satellite services to support military aircraft in flight.
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DOD begins mobile device management procurement
The Defense Information System Agency has issued a request for proposls seeking mobile device management capabilities and a dedicated mobile application store.
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NATO to spend upwards of $2.7B on C4ISR, comms projects
The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency tentatively plans to spend $2.7 billion on C4ISR and communication capabilities over the next 18 months to support its missions and operations.
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Cyber warriors training hard to defeat adversaries, Army cyber leaders said at AUSA
The Army is ramping up its cyber operations capabilities with training exercises, hardened cybersecurity, cyber weapons development and new policies.
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Lockheed adds persistent surveillance, penetrating radar offerings
Lockheed Martin has added a persistent surveillance option to its Dragon series of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.
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L-3 wins contract to supply VideoScout to Navy, Marines
L-3 Communications has won a contract potentially worth $85 million over four years to furnish the Marine Corps and the Navy with technology and support for its VideoScout intelligence data processing system.
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U.S. to spend $1.4B strengthening overseas Predator drone base
The United States is investing upwards of $1.4 billion in new funds to expand and strengthen its premier military base in the war on terrorism located in the Horn of Africa.
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US critical infrastructure remains under heavy cyberattack
The well-orchestrated cyberattacks on the U.S. financial sector reflect the capabilities and determination of the people behind them.
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Lockheed refines autonomous technology for military vehicles
Lockheed Martin has won an $11 million contract from the Defense Department to develop and test and autonomous system to assist drivers in military supply convoys and even enable autonomous operation of vehicles in convoys.
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CIA veteran writes counterterrorism 'playbook' for White House
The Obama administration will soon have formal rules of war for how to carry out targeted killings around the globe against al-Qaeda and its affiliates.
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No eyeballs on target at AUSA
Too few of our service members were on hand at the recent Association of the U.S. Army show to see and demonstrate the new technologies exhibited for themselves.
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Not every cloud has a silver lining
The public and shared cloud markets pose perhaps the greatest challenge when it comes to cybersecurity.
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Safeguarding data-filled devices requires sophisticated tools
Safeguarding an ever-expanding variety of data-filled devices requires sophisticated tools and methods.
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Air Force ISR works to stay on top of evolving technologies
Lt. Gen. Larry James on the Air Force ISR's ever-evolving mission, the roles played by old and new technologies and the challenges AF ISR faces as it serves users on a rapidly changing global stage.
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Air Force ISR aims for maximum insight
Agency strives to provide a full spectrum of ISR capabilities to meet strategic, tactical and combatant command requirements.
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