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Navy accelerates unmanned aircraft tests
Although the Navy may be late coming to the world of unmanned aircraft systems, it is now pushing the limits of UAS technology from the standpoints of capability and autonomy, Graham Warwick reports in Aviation Week.
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DARPA picks winning team in shredder challenge
DARPA announces a winner for its shredded-document challenge, designed to find out more about handling and exploiting sensitive documents.
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Analysis tool helps streamline Australia's defense networks
A commercially developed network analysis tool is helping Australia's military make its networks more efficient.
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Tactical UAVs may soon carry small missiles
Raytheon’s Small Tactical Munition would give battalion-sized Marine Corps units the ability to use unmanned aerial vehicle for strikes.
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Iran claims to have downed US RQ-170 unmanned aircraft
Iran said Dec. 4 that it shot down a U.S. high-altitude, RQ-170 stealth unmanned aerial vehicle on its eastern border. However, U.S. officials disputed the claim, stating that the lost craft instead might be an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft that went off course and crashed in the area last week.
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DARPA, Northrop team on RF transmitters project
Under a DARPA program, Northrop Grumman will conduct research to develop innovative RF power amplifier designs.
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DISA makes headway on key enterprise initiatives
The agency has laid groundwork for a private cloud and guided the Army e-mail migration in 2011.
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What does sequestration really mean for DOD?
The super committee's failure to identify $1.2 trillion in budget cuts was expected to trigger a nightmare for DOD, but is it happening?
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DOD said on verge of authorizing Androids, iPhones
The Defense Department is preparing to authorize the use of Android and iPhone software.
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Defense bill includes key cyber provisions
While measures pertaining to military detention of suspected terrorists dominated the debate, the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act will also affect cybersecurity and defense IT.
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BAE, AVX to chase Navy unmanned rotorcraft deal
BAE has teamed with small helicopter manufacturer AVX to bid for the U.S. Navy’s Medium-Range Maritime Unmanned Aircraft System scheduled for fielding in 2019.
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Defense authorization targets industrial base
Industry groups are concerned about some provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act.
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Show of power might occur in near future
It's highly likely that the United States might make a display of power in the not too distant future in response to a major cyberattack.
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Many cyber positions unfilled at DOD, GAO says
The DOD is one of the agencies singled out by the GAO as having trouble handling its cybersecurity workforce.
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Navy to activate first vertical UAV unit in 2013
The Navy plans to activate its first operational vertical take-off unmanned air vehicle unit in 2013.
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French Navy first to test mini UAV on small ship
The French Navy has beaten the U.S. Navy to the punch by deploying unmanned aerial vehicles on small vessels.
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Terrorism detainment provision overshadows 2012 defense bill
Debate over a controversial measure that allows the military to detain terror suspects around the world, even American citizens on U.S. soil, is eclipsing other aspects of the 2012 Defense Authorization Act.
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11 foreign UAVs you should know
U.S. allies and adversaries are developing and using their own unmanned aerial vehicles.
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BAE partners on visualization for virtual command centers
Military commanders at locations around the globe would be able to meet in a virtual command center as a result of new technology being developed through a partnership between BAE Systems and Daden.
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