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DOD awards pair of cloud-services task orders
Worth $4.3 million, the task orders are for cloud computing design and development as well as operations and maintenance-support services.
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North Korea attempts to arm target drones
North Korea is trying to develop unmanned aircraft by studying imported U.S. target drones obtained from the Middle East.
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Ferrell to lead Army CECOM at Aberdeen
Army Maj. Gen. Robert Ferrell will take command Feb. 9 of the service's Communications-Electronics Command in a morning ceremony at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
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Unmanned helo supplies Marines in Afghanistan
The Marine Corps is using the K-MAX remotely piloted helicopter to deliver supplies to Marines in the field in Afghanistan.
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NATO finds funds for ground surveillance system
NATO has found a funding solution for its Alliance Ground Surveillance system intended to help its member nations deploy joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets.
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US Special Forces to take lead in Afghanistan strategy shift
Special Operations forces will become the primary U.S. military tool to continue the hunt for insurgent leaders and to train local troops to assist in those and other missions as the United States winds down its combat role in Afghanistan.
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Intelligence director warns of spreading cyber threat
National Intelligence Director James Clapper cited threats posed by Iran, China and Russia as dangers Congress must address.
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Snakebots would assist with rescues, bomb searches
Scientists at Georgia Tech are looking closely at how snakes move in order to make robots capable of conducting searches for survivors in collapsed buildings and other critical surveillance missions.
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Army swears in new vice chief of staff
As Gen. Peter Chiarelli retires, his replacement is sworn in.
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NGA commercial satellite program cuts expected
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency might have to renegotiate key portions of two multibillion-dollar commercial satellite imagery contracts as it carries out major spending cuts.
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Unmanned aircraft crashes into Somalia refugee camp
An unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed Feb. 3 into a refugee camp in the Somali capital.
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NATO struggles to build effective cyber defense
The global security organization is running behind in establishing cybersecurity policy.
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Military trying on bomb-proof underwear for size
The Army and Marine Corps are testing out ballistic undergarments to protect deployed troops against IEDs.
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Cyber threat draws political attention
The Jan. 24 State of the Union Address and other developments indicate growing political attention is being paid to the pressing problem of national cybersecurity.
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Northrop to install advanced networks on Navy ships
Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems has won a contract from the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command potentially worth $637.8 million to furnish Navy ships with a common computing environment.
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Dassault frontrunner in billion-dollar fighter jet deal
After proffering the lowest bid, the French company may win its first contract outside of its native country to build more than 100 jets for India.
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DARPA-created contacts would give warfighters new view of old data
The Defense Department's research and development arm is hoping to supply warfighters with science-fiction grade contact lenses, which would allow them to magnify distant objects and overlay their vision with battlefield information.
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Northrop Grumman gets contract for BACN payloads
The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node payloads will be for two existing Block 20 Global Hawk aircraft.
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White House aide Tom Gavin to join IT trade group
Tom Gavin, special assistant to the president, is heading to the Information Technology Industry Council.
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