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Small, tactical systems fill aerial coverage gap
The Defense Department is sending more small unmanned aircraft to the war zone to plug gaps in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance coverage.
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Despite overall cuts, defense IT spending expected to grow
DOD won't be spending as much on IT as it did earlier in the decade, but industry can still expect opportunities, especially in IT, in fiscal 2012, according to a new industry outlook from Deltek.
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Companies stampede for cyber gold rush
The belief that military cyber budgets are safe from defense budget cuts has compelled many new private sector organizations to pursue cyber defense opportunities.
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Modularity in satellite design is key to quick response
The Operationally Responsive Space Office is driving changes that shorten development times for military satellites.
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Army to deploy micro-grid system to meet green goals
L-3 Westwood has won an Army contract to furnish an energy-saving, micro-grid system that the service will use in theater to meet its environmental goals.
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Navy facility to assess Shadow UAS payloads
The Navy’s Unmanned Aircraft System Test Directorate plans to test new technologies and payloads for the Shadow Tactical UAS at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
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China, Russia top actors in cyber espionage: Report
Online industrial spying by China and Russia poses a growing threat to the U.S. economy and national security, according to a report from the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive.
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Next stop for Army mobile devices: Tablet central
The Army is building on the popularity of smart phones in the field with further testing and expansion of the use of tablets for a range of applications.
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Army makes mission command-on-the-move key goal of NIE
Army Brig. Gen. Randal Dragon, commanding general, Army Brigade Modernization Command, discusses Network Integration Evaluation 12.1 and mission command-on-the-move.
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Army to test wall-scaling robot in Afghanistan
U.S. forces in Afghanistan in the near future might be able to use a robot that can leap over high walls to explore inside compounds and provide views through its built-in camera of possible threats that might lie inside.
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Northrop puts out call for UAV engineers
Northrop Grumman's unmanned aerial vehicles business is booming, and the company plans to add 150 new jobs -- mostly for engineers -- at its San Diego area plants where it manufactures the Global Hawk, Fire Scout and X-47B.
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LightSquared's threat of legal action raises questions
A LightSquared spokesman has threatened to launch a legal counteroffensive to assert the company's "legal rights," but it is unclear whom the company would sue and for what it would sue.
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Roger W. Jones Award for executive leadership bestowed
The award honors commitment to public service.
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Signal regiment moves to COTS to improve efficiency
The Army Signal Corps will move to commercial off-the-shelf systems under new strategy to reduce manpower and improve training.
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Navy picks contractor for C4ISR integration projects
The Navy has awarded a three-year, $139 million delivery order to CACI International to provide an array of communications technology to the Defense Department and other federal entities.
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Two-legged robot almost ready for military duty
Boston Dynamics, the company that developed the quadrupedal BigDog robot designed to carry troops' gear, is putting the finishing touches on a two-legged, headless robot that goes by the name Petman.
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Army streamlines tactical comms capabilities
Open-market technology and pressures on defense spending force changes in tactical combat communications.
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Funding for intelligence programs takes slight dip
Congress appropriated $78.6 billion overall for civilian and military intelligence activities in 2011, a slight decline from the amount spent on the programs in 2010.
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Army creates project office to manage fixed-wing aircraft
The Army has activated a project office specifically to oversee all Army fixed-wing aircraft rather than having them operated independently by individual organizations and major commands.
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