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The Army’s new medical data link connects medevac helicopters and hospitals
MEDHUB uses a system of wireless sensors to transmit real-time patient data to better prepare hospitals to treat them once they arrive.
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Air Force Research Lab tests high power electromagnetic EW & cyber weapons
High-power electromagnetic systems could pave the way for non-lethal, non-kinetic weapons in future military operations.
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Navy to enhance electronic warfare receivers on board the EA-18G aircraft
Updates to the AN/ALQ-218(V) 2 receiver will allow the Navy’s airborne electronic attack capabilities to detect enemy signals faster.
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The Army drone software processes undersea terrain, creates cloud-based 3D maps
The 2017 AUSA Meeting and Expo showed drone technology that can map 3D underwater terrain and turn video in 3D models.
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Army soldiers get new vision display sensors in mine-protected combat vehicles
The Army is developing a new touchscreen display for soldiers to access sensor data.
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DOD tests and deploys upgraded JRSS
The Navy and other U.S. military services are now conducting an operational assessment of the Joint Regional Security Stacks to ensure its defensive capability
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Space awareness, persistence emerge as priorities
Experts urge space council to shift from expensive strategic platforms to agile tactical sensor networks.
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Raytheon bets on open-architecture in its new DCGS intelligence analysis platform
Raytheon unveiled its commercial replacement for the services’ distributed common ground system.
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Army upgrades ruggedized vehicle-mounted computers, force tracking software
The Army is preparing to select a vendor to build a new Mounted Family of Computer Systems with faster processing speed and an improved user interface.
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Navy cyber director amps use of AI and computer automation
The Navy’s Digital Warfare Office is turning to AI for cyber defense.
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New radar technology lets aircraft sensors penetrate clouds, dust
DARPA has tested synthetic aperture radar technology, letting aircraft sensors operate under almost any weather conditions.
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Air Force, Navy team up to acquire new counter radio-controlled explosive technology
A new Joint Counter-Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare technology will perform a range of different jamming functions on a single device.
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Air Force launches GPS terminal upgrade
New ground stations will leverage jam-resistance signal dubbed M-Code.
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Army tests helicopter-based, tube-launched UAVs
The service hopes to field autonomous drones from its rotor-wing aircraft.
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Soldiers get upgraded, cloud-centered AKO platform
The Army is modernizing its Army Knowledge Online portal to consolidate data centers, move to the cloud and increase the range of soldier driven functions on the system.
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Navy accelerates Orca undersea drone program
The Navy has narrowed the field of competitors for one of its unmanned underwater drone programs to a Boeing-Huntington Ingalls team and Lockheed Martin team amid expectations of increased spending in that area.
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Wired clothing could save troops from frostbite and bulky gear
The Natick Army Research Center in Massachusetts is working on a nanowire heating technology to keep soldiers warm with less bulk.
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DOD launches aggressive new cloud migration effort
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has directed a new cloud migration acquisition initiative which calls for greater collaboration with the private sector and expedited technology development.
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Air Force Extends the Development of its Cyber Mission Platform
The service continues developing its first unified platform to operate and deploy offensive cyber tools.
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