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Air Force presses surveillance satellite into full service
The Air Force said Aug. 20 that it would begin operational use of a new Boeing surveillance satellite designed to track debris and other satellites in space.
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US wants details on Israel's 'Iron Dome' anti-missile system
The U.S. military knows little about how Israel's anti-missile system known as Iron Dome works even though it has spent millions funding it.
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Plan X to lay foundation for cyber weapons development
DARPA has established a program known as Plan X through which it plans to create new technologies that will enable the Pentagon to better coordinate and improve its cyberattack capabilities,
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New commander at Army 7th Signal Command (Theater)
BG John Morrison, Jr., assumed command of the Army’s 7th Signal Command (Theater) on Tuesday.
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DARPA to take analog approach to ISR data processing
DARPA has issued a solicitation named the Unconventional Processing of Signals for Intelligent Data Exploitation (UPSIDE) in an effort to obtain a a new type of processing based on the physics of microscopic (nano) devices.
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3 DOD technology projects receive 2012 GCN Awards
Three Defense Department projects were among the 10 government IT projects selected for the 2012 GCN Awards for IT achievement, according to GCN, a sister publication of Defense Systems.
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Air Force adds UAVs to combat exercises
The Air Force has added MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicles to its top combat exercise as it prepares to experiment with news ways to conduct air campaigns in future years in contested air space.
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Army hits milestone in e-mail migration
DISA and the Army have established accounts for more than a half million Army users of the Defense Department's enterprise e-mail program.
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Northrop conducts preliminary flight test in UAV refueling program
Northrop Grumman has flown two RQ-4 Global Hawks in formation under its KQ-X program as a preliminary step in its goal toward performing air-to-air refuelling for high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles.
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In cyber defense, it’s still about people
Army Cyber Command believes the key to securing Army cyberspace globally is not technology but people.
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Ball Aerospace tests SATCOM on-the-move antenna
Ball Aerospace and Technologies has successfully demonstrated its Mobile Multifunction Low-Cost Array system, a prototype X-band SATCOM on-the-move, phased-array antenna.
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UCLASS requirements approval expected soon, Navy says
The Navy expects formal approval of the requirements for its unmanned carrier-launched surveillance strike (UCLASS) aircraft in early fall.
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DOD rethinks strategy for rapid cyber buys
An acquisition strategy that was established by Congress to enable the rapid purchase of key cyber tools for the Defense Department has encountered significant delays and has not been fully implemented.
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Army issues more guidance for standards-based network
The Army has published additional guidance in its ongoing effort to move to a single, standards-based network.
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New requirements for Army’s global logistics system
The Army has added requirements to the project to modernize its logistics organizations on Army installations.
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Aerostats from Afghanistan pull duty on Mexican border
Customs and Border Protection has begun testing Defense Department aerostats that were used in Afghanistan for surveillance along the Texas-Mexico border.
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DOD to expand database on human research
A Defense Department initiative on medical research is looking to solve a problem shared by a lot of government agencies -- how to make use of the vast amounts of data generated by its programs.
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Ruggedized network components keep critical data flowing
Delivering situational awareness data to the tactical edge requires the use of battle-hardened network elements.
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Syrian conflict goes cyber
The cyber side of Syria's civil war has not received much coverage, but there have been a wealth of skirmishes.
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