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Army awards unattended ground sensor contract
The Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to furnish Scorpion I and II unattended ground sensor systems for force protection and intelligence gathering purposes.
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Army won't rush into cargo-carrying UAV buy
Despite the Marines Corps' forward march on cargo-carrying unmanned aircraft in Afghanistan, the Army seems to be taking its time. So what's the hold up?
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Doan defends Bush on conference spending
Doan said the Obama administration is diverting attention away from itself by blaming George W. Bush for a new scandal over a lavish conference.
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ScanEagle gets hydrogen-powered fuel cell
The successful test of a flight of a Boeing Insitu ScanEagle using a hydrogen-powered fuel cell will enable the unmanned aircraft system to carry an increased payload capacity.
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LightSquared might opt for voluntary bankruptcy, Falcone says
Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone said in an April 4 interview that he is giving serious consideration to filing a voluntary bankruptcy for LightSquared.
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Will the Air Force ever catch up with its UAV data backlog?
It may be years before the Air Force has the human resources and tools in place to keep up with the enormous amounts of data gathered from its fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles and the sophisticated sensors that they employ on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, says Air Force Secretary Michael Donley.
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Encryption takes on a whole new meaning with smart phones
Army and Marines have to reconcile various classifications for encrypted data.
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Looking for a sharper image with sensors for unmanned platforms
The military's shift to high-definition sensors requires many changes.
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Raven tactical UAV to get sensor boost
Aerovironment's Raven RQ-11B unmanned aerial vehicle will get a new miniature, gimbaled sensor payload that will give warfighters better situational awareness via higher visual fidelity and continuous observation of an item of interest.
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Marine Shadow UAS to get classified weapon, payload improvement
The Marine Corps has chosen a classified weapon to arm its RQ-7B Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft system and plans to equip two of the aircraft armed with the weapon in Afghanistan before it decides to arm the rest of its 13 remaining systems.
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New details emerge on Army cloud initiative
The scope of work that nine companies will provide under the Army's Area Processing Centers Army Private Cloud program include furnishing the Army with "mobile data center" services and even cybersecurity assistance as part of a grand strategy to help the military service scale back its data-center footprint.
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DOD mobile strategy behind the eight-ball compared to industry
DISA is gearing up to launch a DOD-wide mobility plan that will include setting up an enterprise app store and establishing standards for software developers in an effort to keep up with the commercial marketplace.
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Adm. Eric Olson on wisdom from Jimmy Buffett
How does the laconic folk rocker relate to respect for America's military?
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A senator's inauspicious rise
Former Sen. George Mitchell recalls his first day in Congress.
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DOD IT strategy roadmap happening in real time
The Defense Department's move to the next generation of defense IT has turned a corner, says Deputy DOD CIO Rob Carey.
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Accurately stating the cyber threat situation
High-level Obama administration officials along with leading experts from the cybersecurity industry have become increasingly vocal and tried to sound a cyber alarm.
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Army finishes fifth and final regional communications hub
The Army has just completed the last of five planned Regional Hub Nodes, allowing soldiers to connect back to the service's global information network from any position around the globe.
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Cloud migration requires well-mapped acquisition strategy, panel says
A successful cloud migration requires careful planning and risk assessment to succeed, according to a FOSE panel.
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Younger generation has skills to win cyber battles, official says
The rise of cyberattacks around the globe can be blamed in part on an older generation of policymakers who are out of touch with rapid technology change, a senior U.S. official said April 2.
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