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Army cyber program explores ways to breach sealed networks
A number of U.S industry and military labs are exploring methods that would allow the military to inject data and infect systems with destructive viruses into ironclad networks that are not connected to the Internet
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Cubic buys special ops training provider
Cubic has acquired the Special Operations Forces training business of NEK Advances Securities Group for $52 million in an all-cash transaction.
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DARPA, Raytheon partner on small satellite imaging project
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded a $1.5 million contract to Raytheon to tackle the initial phase of the Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements program.
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Navy CIO says new efficiencies have saved $100 million so far
New Department of the Navy (DON) information technology efficiencies have so far saved $100 million, a start on what the Navy’s CIO office says its goal to cut $2 billion from the Navy’s overall budget, according to DON Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen.
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Sierra Nevada will provide counter IED jammers to be worn by individual soldiers
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded a $56.5 million contract for the production of Individual Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronics Warfare (ICREW) systems, referred to as “Baldr” systems.
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Airborne ISR supplemented by XTAR’s commercial X-band service
XTAR, a commercial provider of satellite services in the X-band frequency, reports that it has contracted for 100 MHz of bandwidth worth more than $8 million over the past year.
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EMP weapons now a reality
An event took place October 2012 in the Utah desert that escaped the attention of most. Boeing successful tested an electro-magnetic pulse (EMP) device mounted within a missile.
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Army Medical Command to move to DISA-run enterprise email
The U.S. Army Medical Command (MEDCOM) will begin full deployment of the Defense Enterprise Email (DEE) service provided by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) beginning Jan. 7, 2013.
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Man-portable military electronics market worth $2.77 billion in 2013
The global market for man-portable military electronics will be worth $2.77 billion in 2013, according to ASD Reports, a market research firm.
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History made when X-47B UCAS taxis for first time on an aircraft carrier
Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and personnel from the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System program office (PMA-268) integrated test team made history Dec. 9 when they taxied an X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft for the first time aboard a carrier at sea.
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There’s a new military occupational specialty: Cryptologic Network Warfare Specialist
The military is looking for 500-600 soldiers to fill an initial need as Cryptologic Network Warfare Specialists (35Q), a new military occupational specialty (MOS) established this autumn.
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JLENS tracks swarming boats in test
During a recent test, a Raytheon JLENS (Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensors) aerostat system simultaneously detected and tracked double-digit swarming boats, hundreds of cars and trucks, non-swarming boats, and manned and unmanned aircraft, according to a Raytheon press release.
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American Systems to support SIPRNet for Army Reserve Command
The U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) awarded a $56 million GSA Connections II task order to American Systems to provide voice and Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) communications support services at USARC facilities nationwide.
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Army vice chief of staff to be nominated as CENTCOM commander
President Barack Obama plans to nominate GEN Lloyd Austin as the next commander of U.S. Central Command, with overall responsibility for the Afghanistan war.
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Xplore Technologies sells 900 tablets to the military
In its largest-ever order from the military, Xplore Technologies of Austin, TX, has received a “multi-million-dollar” purchase order for more than 900 rugged tablet PCs.
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Department of Navy IT/CIO conference approved for January
The Department of the Navy’s CIO/information technology conference, which is typically held in conjunction with the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association’s (AFCEA) West conference and exhibition in San Diego, was approved by Navy Assistant for Administration Carla Lucchino.
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Proposed Internet regulation would not include some nations
A proposal to monitor Internet communications is slated for consideration at the World Conference on International Telecommunications.
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Senators Levin and McCain call for answers on failed Air Force ERP program
Calling the Air Force’s failed Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) program “one of the most egregious examples of mismanagement in recent memory,” Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and John McCain (R-AZ), chairman and ranking member respectively of the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta Dec. 5 asking for answers on the $1 billion in wasted money spent on the enterprise resource planning system.
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Fire Scout breaks endurance records during latest deployment
The Navy’s fourth Fire Scout detachment returned to Mayport, Fla. on Dec. 1 after achieving several milestones during its five-month deployment.
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