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Air Mobility Command to navigate with digital flight charts
The Air Force's Air Mobility Command will use the tablets to display digital flight charts and go paperless.
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iPad buy would mean Air Force is no longer Apple-free zone
An Air Force Air Mobility Command purchase of 18,000 of iPads would crack the Defense Department market for Apple.
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Cross domain office produces visible results
The Unified Cross Domain Management Office validates and tests information-sharing products to speed deployment throughout DOD and intelligence agencies.
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Military comms and networks near major breakthroughs
We have entered the new year with many of the same problems -- better situational awareness needed for dismounted soldiers and marines being one of those items at the top of the list -- but there are encouraging signs that many of the vexing issues related to communications and networks will experience breakthroughs in 2012.
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Threat intensity of cyber aggression to rise in 2012
Cybersecurity reports indicate that 2012 will be a banner year when it comes to the threat of cyberattacks to key industries and scientific research activities.
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Future DOD cloud would repair itself after cyberattack
The Defense Department's research arm is funding an effort to develop a cloud computing environment that can repair itself after a cyberattack.
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First MUOS satellite launched, second AEHF satellite delivered
Lockheed Martin says the Navy's first Mobile User Objective System satellite was successfully launched in February, and also reports delivering the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite to the Air Force for April launch.
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8 brigade combat teams to get integrated comms in 2013
The Army will field advanced, integrated tactical communications networks to eight brigade combat teams beginning early next year.
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DARPA goes rugged with battlefield communications
The Defense Department's research arm is developing new methods to provide cell tower-grade communications to warfighters, even in remote combat areas and military zones.
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Smart phones pose emerging security threat
Military personnel must use encryption mechanisms to ensure the security of handheld devices.
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Apps for GEOINT gain steam as mobile devices push to the edge
The growing horsepower of smart phones and tablets is making them an attractive aspect of the Defense Department's plans to make much more data available to warfighters deployed in the field.
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Mission command-on-the-move nears operational use
An informal evaluation is spurring along Army plans to untether commanders from their posts, allowing them to take command post capabilities with them while circulating around combat areas of operations.
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Take a guess which global region buys the most UAVs
After the United States, the Asia-Pacific region is the second largest buyer of unmanned aerial vehicles thanks to a steep rise in Asian defense budgets.
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NIE produces procurement for vehicle-mounted radios
The Army is reassuring defense contractors participating in its Network Integration Evaluations that it intends to buy technology products related to the field tests.
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Which throwable robot is best suited for the mission?
The Army tested four small robots at Fort Benning, Ga., in mid-February to see which ones would be most suitable for helping soldiers on the battlefield conduct recon missions and uncover improvised explosive devices.
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Air Force seeks information-driven transformation
The service is moving toward a new era of cyber warriors, top officials say.
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Satellite bandwidth demand keeps soaring despite budget cuts
Developers are dealing with the military's need for greater satellite bandwidth by launching new satellites and using technologies that more fully utilize available links.
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Google names new top lobbyist in DC
Internet giant names former House lawmaker to head up its Washington lobbying operation.
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Navy says all IT options open
Dan DelGrosso, director of Naval Networks and Enterprise Services, discusses Navy IT efficiencies, cloud computing and enterprise services.
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