Defense Systems
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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Saudis make bid for airborne intel suites through FMS
Saudi Arabia has requested that the United States approve the sale of a $257 million contract for 10 Link-16 data link systems and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance suites for use in King Air 350ER aircraft.
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DARPA, Boston Dynamics partner on humanoid robot project
DARPA has awarded a contract to Boston Dynamics to develop robots with humanoid features.
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Cyber Command faces major challenges moving forward
A shortage of cyber warriors and the United States' dedication to civil liberties may be dragging down the agenda of the U.S. Cyber Command.
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JTRS HMS program and its Rifleman Radio now part of PEO C3T
The Army's senior acquisition executive, Heidi Shyu, directed this week that the Joint Tactical Radio System’s Handheld, Manpack and Small Form Fit program be transferred to the Army’s Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications (Tactical).
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Kaspersky wants help cracking Gauss' hidden payload
Kaspersky Lab on Aug. 14 made an open request for assistance from cryptographers around the globe to help it break the encryption of a "warhead" delivered by the recently uncovered Gauss malware.
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Army slows deployment of key aerostat program
The Army has graduated the first two classes of soldiers trained to operate its longest-running aerostat developmental program, despite uncertaintly over the specifics of its initial deployment.
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DOD's revised social media policy to focus on clarity, security
Defense Department officials are focusing on regulating, not restricting, social media use in a revised social media policy expected to be published later this year.
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Air Force wants smart software for ISR analysis
The Air Force wants software that can help analysts identify targets from an unconnected patchwork of high-and-low resolution imagery data.
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Army orders more Rifleman Radios to boost tactical comms
General Dynamics C4 Systems has received a new order from the Army to furnish additional Joint Tactical Radio System Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit AN/PRC-154 Rifleman radios and accessory kits.
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Troops finding new ways to deploy VSATs for mission success
Terminals bring a range of inputs to mobile users but size limited by power source, specifically batteries.
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