Defense Systems
Cyber threat information sharing a double-edged sword
Programs that share intelligence about cyber threats represent a great step forward; however, leaks about such information have occurred and must be stopped.
Defense Systems
Mobile apps could lead to better UAV sensors
DARPA is looking for smartphone application developers to help the military speed the development of sensors for unmanned aerial vehicles.
Defense Systems
ViaSat-1 passes data transmission test
Satellite operator ViaSat has transmitted the first data over its high-capacity, Ka-band satellite named ViaSat-1 using the WildBlue high-speed data network.
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US weighed 3 options for destroying downed RQ-170
U.S. officials considered a covert raid to either destroy or recover the wreckage of a stealth RQ-170 unmanned aircraft that crashed in the rugged terrain of Eastern Iran last week.
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DISA fund earns 'clean' status in DOD-wide audit
An audit of DISA's fiscal 2011 Defense Working Capital Fund found the fund was financially transparent and accurate. DISA is one of six agencies so far to clear the Defense Department audit, which will be ongoing through 2014.
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Navy, Northrop demonstrate manned-unmanned intell sharing
The Navy and Northrop Grumman share sensor data between manned and unmanned helicopters.
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Air Force, Lockheed partner on reusable launch system
Lockheed Martin has won an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract potentially worth $250 million over five years to furnish technical support for the Air Force’s Reusable Booster System.
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Cubic expands mesh network at US bases in Kuwait
Cubic has won a $3.5 million subcontract from ARINC Engineering Services to support the Next Generation Wireless Communications system at three U.S. bases in Kuwait.
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DISA puts finishing touches on GSM, FCSA contracts
DISA is slated to award contracts for the Future Commercial Satellite Communications Services Acquisition and Global Information Grid Services Management programs in early 2012.
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RQ-170 crash might put US sensor technology at risk
U.S. officials have confirmed that an RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned aerial vehicle on a secret mission for the CIA did crash in Iran on Dec. 1.
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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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