Defense Systems
Northrop wins Navy tactical data link contract
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a five-year, $80 million contract to upgrade and enhance a tactical data link communication processor that furnishes critical information about friendly and enemy activity during combat operations
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Navy, Virginia Tech partner on robotic jellyfish to monitor seas
That thing you see in the ocean one day might not really be a monster jellyfish that mutated into the size of a human being but rather the outcome of a university project to develop a autonomous robot for the U.S. Navy.
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New manual offers 95 rules for cyber warfare
The effort to create a legal framework for cyber warfare has taken a giant leap with the creation by international legal scholars of 95 rules set forth in a manual designed for international distribution and use that can be applied to cyber dust-ups around the globe.
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DISA moves to develop an ISR cloud with large object data storage contract
The Defense Systems information Agency's Enterprise Services division has awarded Alliance Technology Group, Hanover, MD, a $45 million contract to provide the agency with large data object storage (LDOS) technology to develop an intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) cloud that requires the storage of huge amounts of data in a secure environment with access across networks.
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SPAWAR Charleston taps 15 companies for $900 million in C5ISR services
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, Charleston, SC, awarded 15 companies contracts for “decision superiority” services—including interoperable command, control, communication, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems—that could potentially be worth about $900 million.
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Could cyberattack result in criminal charges?
The consequences for cyber crimes have been public condemnation, negative publicity and fines. That might change in the future.
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German researchers successfully transmit a quantum key from a fast-moving object
Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have managed to transmit a quantum key from a fast-moving object, opening up new possibilities in cryptography.
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Cobra Judy Replacement radars almost ready for strategic deployment
Raytheon reports that the Cobra Judy Replacement (CJR) program surpassed expectations during its first tests against a live rocket launch on March 19. From approximately 100 miles off the Florida coast, X- and S-band radars integrated onboard the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen successfully acquired and tracked both stages of an Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral and collected all associated data.
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Army has lost control of its mobile devices, says DOD IG
The inspector general of the Defense Department reports that the Army's Chief Information Office/G-6 has, in essence, lost control over commercial mobile devices (CMD) within the Army, and that more than 14,000 smartphones and tablets are untracked.
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There's robust growth in the global space economy
The global space economy grew to $304.31 billion in commercial revenue and government budgets in 2012, reflecting growth of 6.7 percent from the 2011 total of $285.33 billion.
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Army lays out the way ahead for network modernization
The acquisition strategy that the Army has used for its mobile, tactical network known as Capability Set 13 will now be applied to the acquisition of the entire network.
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Ignoring the Warnings
What good are these warning when they are ignored and many basic cyber security practices are not implemented or followed?
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Army CIO must improve security for commercial mobile devices, says IG
The Army CIO has failed so far to implement an effective cybersecurity program for commercial mobile devices (CMDs, and until the service does so its networks will remain vulnerable to cyberattack and possible leaks of sensitive data, according to a report from the DOD IG.
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GAO reports mixed results for the military's major automated information systems
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has completed its first assessment of the military's major automated information systems (MAIS), and reports mixed results--particularly for the Army's Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-A) and the Air Force's Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System's (DEAMS)--though Navy CANES received better marks.
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Army seeks an elastic cloud capability for enterprise-level content management
The Army’s Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) has issued a Request for Information to provide the Army with a better understanding of industry capabilities, potential sources and best practices relevant to enterprise-level content management (ECM).
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Booz Allen Hamilton receives major contract to support NGA's InnoVision program
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $315 million single award contract to support the agency’s InnoVision Directorate.
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Open radio competition produces new Harris model
Harris RF has introduced the Falcon Wideband Team Radio, which the company says is the first non-developmental solution to address requirements of the Army's Rifleman Radio and Nett Warrior programs.
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Air Force Selects Cambium for its Theatre Deployable Communications Program
The Air Force has selected Cambium Network’s point-to-point (PTP) 45600 High Capacity Line-of-Sight (HCLOS) radio for its Theater Deployable Communications (TDC PMO) program of record.
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DARPA looking for answers to protect wireless defense networks
DARPA is soliciting research proposals in the area of developing situational awareness within the control plane of wireless networks and fortifying that control against attack or other sources of misinformation.
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