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Reaching out to tech firms
Each year, new network-centric technologies vying for command-level attention get a tryout at the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration.
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Army prepares test of new wireless war game gear
In August, the Army will conduct its first functional field test of a wireless tactical training system that it will eventually embed in Future Combat Systems vehicles and weapons systems.
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APP speeds medical supplies
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded three contracts to General Dynamics Information Technology to help streamline and strengthen the military’s medical supply chain.
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Air Force leaders step down
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley told reporters that failure to maintain consistent technical and process discipline was the primary cause of the slips in nuclear security that ultimately led to his firing.
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COTS creates challenge
Almost every version of Microsoft’s operating systems can be found in the military, and the Army only recently upgraded its Standard Army Maintenance System from MS-DOS to Windows XP.
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Coast Guard stretches with Deepwater
After decades of using aging communications equipment and ships, the Coast Guard is attempting to create a comprehensive command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) system.
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Self-Healing Aircraft
Researchers develop a liquid healing agent for the skins of aircraft and missiles
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Wireless supply line
The Army is upgrading a wireless system designed to connect theater logisticians directly to their electronic ordering systems, which has been a Defense Department goal since Operation Desert Storm.
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Drills test NMCI system
The Navy and a contractor hold drills to measure the capability of workers to maintain the continuity of operations of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet
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The Army's future combat systems in a nutshell
Army future combat, command and control vehicles
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Much more than a game
America’s Army provides an enterprise platform for Army training
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Training to go for Marines
University is helping make portable simulators easier to use
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The future is slow to arrive
The Army's Future Combat Systems project is changing to meet criticisms and shifting priorities, but critics doubt the changes are coming soon enough to matter.
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Filling the SATCOM gap
Communications demands, new threats in space and delays in delivery of systems are forcing the Defense Department to realign priorities.
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Back to the future
The future of the Army’s Future Combat Systems, from strictly a technical standpoint, would seem fairly certain at this point.
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GAO says FCS threatened by software bloat
The centerpiece program of Army transformation, Future Combat Systems, could collapse under the weight of poor software design.
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