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Army makes new plans for UAS assets in Afghanistan
Army COL Tim Baxter on deployment of a company of Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicles to Afghanistan, the use of universal systems and interoperability, and the weaponization of the Shadow UAV.
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Lockheed promotes manned-unmanned capability for export
Lockheed Martin touted its manned-unmanned teaming capability in mid-July at the Farnborough International Airshow.
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NSA open source database draws Senate's wrath
Lawmakers are questioning in a recently introduced bill whether a massive National Security Agency database modeled on Google's BigTable conflicts with a government policy preventing federal agencies from building their own software when they have access to commercial alternatives.
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Air Force plans acquisition shakeup post-Afghanistan
Noting that some of the key Air Force systems used over Iraq and Afghanistan would be vulnerable in a hotly contested environment such as the Pacific theater, the military service is focusing on acquiring more stealthy aircraft systems in the months and years ahead.
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Cyber maneuver program to help Army protect networks
The Army has awarded a contract for a cyber maneuver program.
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Army backed by OSD in decision to continue Gray Eagle upgrades
The Army plans to press on with its plan to buy more Gray Eagle drones and make key upgrades to the aircraft despite glitches encountered with its software.
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Alexander vows that DOD will have full cyber readiness by 2014
The U.S. Cyber Command is determined to build a force of cyber warriors within the next two years that can deal with any and all challengers.
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Americans want defense cuts, but differ on what to scale back
A vast majority of Americans from both sides of the political aisle think significant reductions in defense spending are in order, according to a data from a new survey released July 16.
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Better sensors, cameras help US thwart IEDs in Afghanistan
Images from new radar and sensors designed to detect wires that trigger explosives deployed on both manned and unmanned aircraft are substantially reducing the threat that improvised explosive devices pose to U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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ERPs continue to fail the DOD
The DOD is not going to be able any time soon to produce auditable financial statements on its own programs because its major enterprise resource planning programs continue to remain late and way over budget, according to a DOD Inspector General report.
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Rifleman Radio moves into higher production
An Army request to buy up to 13,077 additional Rifleman Radios has been approved.
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Navy qualifies more contractors for SeaPort-e
SeaPort-e got a little bigger on July 12 when the Navy added 385 contractors to the already 2,501 on the huge multiple award contract
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Nations want American UAVs, or will develop their own
The number of nations around the world interested in fielding their own unmanned aerial vehicles has expanded beyond the use the United States and its key allies to include nations in fertile markets such as Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
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Lack of supplier trust drives up DOD costs
In a time when defense officials are hunting everywhere for savings, a new study has found that trust might be the missing element that potentially could save the Defense Department billions of dollars.
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Grey Eagles and 747s to share national airspace soon?
The Army has completed a two-week trial of its new “sense and avoid” technology for unmanned aerial systems and says UASes could be sharing domestic airspace with piloted craft by March 2014.
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Army ready to brief industry on next year’s NIE
The Army will host a Network Integration Evaluation industry day on July 19 to inform contractors about requirements associated with participating in its Capability Set Management and Agile Acquisition Process.
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Army's backbone on the move goes for its IOT&E at NIE 12.2
WIN-T Increment 2 gets full workout with 60 communications-on-the-move vehicles, and lots of lessons learned.
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Reducing damage from classified leaks
An ongoing disinformation campaign will proactively blur the view of sensitive information if it is leaked.
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C-130 might get maritime ISR makeover
Lockheed Martin plans to offer a maritime surveillance version of its C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft to customers around the globe
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