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Ocean data system to aid in Coast Guard rescue missions
The Coast Guard can use maps of ocean surface currents to track probable paths of shipwreck victims and drifting lifeboats.
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Wright-Patterson to centralize tech support
The company will plan and centralize information technology service desk support under the Air Force 88th Communications Group.
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Military leaders see benefits of cyber command
The cyber command, expected to be announced in days, would help the Defense Department keep up with the changing technology and tactics of cyber warfare, current and former officials say.
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Contractor team to pursue CANES
Lockheed Martin Corp. is partnering with four information technology companies to pursue the Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services contracting opportunity.
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DISA awards network-operations deal
Raytheon has won a Defense Department information assurance and network operations contract that could be worth up to $138 million.
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DIA to showcase new recruiting technology
DIA recruiters will use an upcoming public event to showcase technology, including virtual interviewer.
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Air Force gets assistance with space ops
Northrop Grumman Information Technology will support Air Force space control capabilities under a new contract.
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WIN-T ushers in new dawn for battlefield communications
Army Col. William Hoppe oversees the WIN-T program, which was established to provide high-bandwidth, mobile, two-way satellite communications and ad hoc mesh radio connectivity to battlefield commanders.
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Small satellites offer big promise
In the space industry, efforts to build a new generation of small satellites for a variety of military and communications uses is building momentum.
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Military contractors receive new work for sensors, communications systems and satellites
New technologies for military systems include energy harvesters that power aircraft sensors, communications systems for combat vehicles and a radar receiver to help protect satellites from enemy attacks.
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Blue Force gets capacity boost
The existing Blue Force Tracking system is getting a major boost in capability as a result of changes at the back end of its satellite network.
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Energy conservation for battlefield operations
New approaches to regulating energy demand at forward operating bases hold considerable promise.
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Justice touts open source for the Army
Army Maj. Gen. Nickolas Justice presides over a diverse group of Command, Control and Communications-Tactical programs. He talks with Defense Systems about his portfolio and about open-source technology, for which he has been a proponent.
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Army finds communications on-the-move tech outside WIN-T
Officials want to address satellite communications needs with cost-effective commercial technologies.
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Data Packets
The Navy held an industry day for the Next Generation Enterprise Network and also issued a request for proposals for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program.
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Testimony: DOD space programs beset by troubles
DOD’s space-based communications and intelligence gathering infrastructure is troubled with outdated procedures, bloated goals and inadequate oversight, resulting in canceled programs and billions of dollars in cost overruns, House panel is told.
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Soldiers gain combat edge with smart helmets
A number of developments under way to shooter location systems used by U.S. ground forces to track the source of enemy fire would produce even more sophisticated systems.
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Data-at-rest team takes on USB drives
A malware attack in November led DOD officials to declare a moratorium on the use of removable storage devices, and DARTT is being called on to help solve the problem.
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DOD puts ISR in the vanguard
Defense Secretary Robert Gates wants to put intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance at the top of warfighter needs.
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