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Lockheed decides not to send sequestration layoff notices
Lockheed Martin issued a statement Oct. 1 in which the company said that it will not send employees correspondence this year warning them about possible layoffs if sequestration occurs.
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Air Force embarks on major protected MILSATCOM study with more than 15 contracts awarded
With an eye to developing protected military satellite communications (MILSATCOM), the Air Force has embarked on a major contracting initiative by issuing more than 15 contracts under the “Protected MILSATCOM Design for Affordability Risk Reduction Demonstration Study.”
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GEOINT down to the engineering level made Bin Laden raid possible
Tighter budgets and the drawdowns in Afghanistan and Iraq aren’t enough to stop the increasing desire for more satellite bandwidth.
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Cyber threatscape moving in new directions
The imagination of those behind the development of malicious code and those involved in the design of cyberattacks makes it nearly impossible to describe the expansive cyber threat domain.
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Radar functions increase as developers shift to software and digital modules
A changeover to more digital components is enabling new, sophisticated techniques for radar.
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Sharing intel between echelons key challenge for Army Geospatial Center
Joseph Fontanella, director of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center, on the challenge of sharing geospatial intelligence between echelons.
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New features enable tactical computing products to survive the battlefield
Next-generation laptops, displays and mobile devices can endure the extreme conditions found at the tactical edge.
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Army PEO C3T managing tactical comms at the terrestrial, aerial and celestial tiers
MG N. Lee Price, Army program executive officer for command, control, communications (Tactical), on the challenges of managing tactical communications at the terrestrial, aerial and celestial tiers
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General Dynamics to advance Marine Corps C2 system
General Dynamics C4 Systems has won a contract from the Navy to support the second phase of the Marine Corps' Common Aviation Command Control System.
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Intel-in-a-suitcase system helps boost situational awareness
Taking advantage of emerging communications technologies and platforms, L-3 Communications keeps adding new capabilities to its VideoScout "intel-in-a-suitcase" system.
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Fewer DOD data centers will result in reduced enemy attack vectors
Maintaining security in an era of smaller budgets and data center consolidation poses a major challenge.
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UAS imagery can have more tactical value when viewed on mobile devices
Smart phones and tablets are emerging as essential UAS imagery viewing platforms.
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Raytheon to build sensor netting system for Navy
A Raytheon unit has received a Navy contract to produce a sensor netting system designed to boost the air defense capability of U.S. fleets.
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Why network modernization must remain funded
Excessive reductions in modernization leave the Army unprepared for the next war.
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Centralization is key to better geospatial imagery and analysis
The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency is looking at new technologies that make data collection faster, store more data and perform deeper analytics from anywhere.
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Distributed common ground system comes under fire
The Army Test and Evaluation Command finds that the services’ integrated ISR system is flawed, with each service confronting its own set of challenges.
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SPAWAR putting in place building blocks of a unified IT network
As the Navy migrates to a future net-centric enterprise, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has been charged with putting in place the building blocks for a unified, global network that converge some large-scale IT integration and development efforts that the command has underway.
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Plethora of communications options compound challenges at the tactical edge
The quest for comprehensive situational awareness leads to a burgeoning array of communications technologies.
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