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Army locks on Lockheed for $881M radar contract
The AN/TPQ 36 Firefinder Radar detects in-flight projectiles at greater ranges, in addition to communicating firing point locations with increased accuracy.
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Multifunction active sensor radar flight tests commence
The first developmental MFAS radar is destined for the Navy's MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance unmanned aircraft system.
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Space vehicle completes tests, on its way to Air Force
The first Advanced Extremely High Frequency military communications space vehicle has finished on-orbit testing.
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New community inspires women to pursue IT careers
CompTIA launches new program to encourage women to seek IT jobs.
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Army IT strategy maneuvers cyberspace, consolidation, cost-cutting
Under a new framework, the Army IT Agency is consolidating more Pentagon IT, and navigating the murky waters of cybersecurity and shrinking budgets, all while pursuing leading-edge technologies for the future.
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Senators clash over deeper defense cuts
The Senate Budget Committee chairman wants deeper cuts in the core defense budget; Panetta says that could imperil national security.
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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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