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iRobot to deliver rugged, throwable FirstLook robot to Army
The Army has awarded a contract to iRobot to furnish a rugged, throwable robot that can be used for a variety of combat missions and special operations.
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ITT Exelis wins international battlefield radio deal
ITT Exelis has won an $11.6 million contract with an international customer to furnish a wide range of communications equipment, the company said March 1.
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Air Force bestows excellence award on Global Hawk program
The Air Force's Northrop Grumman-built RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft program recently received the 2012 Dr. James G. Roche Sustainment Excellence Award for demonstrating the most improved performance in aircraft maintenance and logistics readiness.
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Aerotech to deliver soldier-wearable power system to Army
The Army has placed an order worth $2.4 million with Aerotech for its soldier-wearable integrated power equipment system.
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Boeing tests Phantom Eye's ISR capabilities at altitude of 8,000 feet
Boeing's Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system recently completed its second flight in which it demonstrated critical capabilities that will enable it to perform ISR missions for up to four days without refueling.
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Viewing the cyber conflict through a legal lens
While preparing for a cyber intelligence briefing, I ran across a most interesting document on the State Department's website.
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General Dynamics develops security platform for Samsung mobile device
General Dynamics C4 Systems has established a strategic partnership with Samsung to incorporate its GD Protected technology into Samsung GALAXY devices that run the Samsung KNOX.
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Air Force seeks small businesses to help it exploit cyber threats
The Air Force is seeking information from small businesses on the capabilities they possess to assist with identifying, neutralizing and exploiting threats in the cyber realm to the service's people, weapons systems and networks.
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Lockheed wins Air Force contracts for next set of GPS III satellites
The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin two contracts totaling $120 million to procure long lead parts for four more next-generation Global Positioning System satellites.
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Navy wants a new electronic procurement system
The Navy has issued a request for information (RFI) for an electronic procurement system (EPS) to replace the contract writing capabilities of the legacy Defense Department Standard Procurement System.
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Complex challenge of mission command on the move
GEN William "Scott" Wallace, retired TRADOC commander, on realizing the full potential of mission command on the move.
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DOD mobile device plan seeks to synchronize devices, initiatives
The Defense Department has released a commercial mobile device implementation plan that puts in place a framework to equip the department's mobile-device users with secure classified and protected unclassified mobile technologies.
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Alion picks up $183M AF contract mod for acquisition assistance
The Air Force has awarded a three-year, $183 million contract modification to Alion to furnish lifecycle acquisition support to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition and the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Management Office.
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Northrop delivers comms payload for Air Force's enhanced polar system
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first of two protected communications payloads for the Air Force's Enhanced Polar System that will furnish continuous coverage in the north polar region for secure, jam resistant strategic and tactical military communications.
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LGS to update data network at Army's Fort Wood
LGS Innovations has won a contract to transition the U.S. Army’s Fort Leonard Wood to a digital voice-over IP (VoIP) data system,
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Mission support in times of austerity driving Army PEO EIS initiatives
Doug Wiltsie, program executive officer, Army Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, discusses budget cuts, Network 2020 and the strategic pivot to Asia.
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Plan for DISA mobile device network to bring services together
Jennifer Carter, DISA’s component acquisition executive, on setting up a mobile device service that will support DOD classified and unclassified communications.
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Access to better intelligence and insight to come--eventually
The planned Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise builds upon the Distributed Common Ground System architecture used by the Army and Air Force in an attempt to provide a coherent, fully analyzed picture of the current operational and physical environment.
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New technology keeps SATCOM moving with commanders
Commercial satellite communications technology promises to revolutionize the way commanders control ground forces while on the move.
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