Defense Systems
Pentagon will not create Distinguished Warfare Medal for UAS and cyber
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on April 15 canceled the establishment of a Distinguished Warfare Medal for service members involved with unmanned aerial systems and cyber operations, but agreed to create a "distinguishing device that may be affixed to existing medals at various levels."
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Northrop Grumman IT wins contract to support Army Knowledge Online
Army Contracting Command, Fort Dix, N.J., awarded a $56.7 million contract to Northrop Grumman Information Technology, McLean, Va., for the procurement of Army Knowledge Online Enterprise Services (AKO-ES) in support of Product Director AKO located at Fort Belvoir, Va.
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General Dynamics begins development of Knifefish UUV
An unmanned underwater vehicle that eventually will help protect the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships from mines on the seafloor has successfully passed through a critical design review and is now proceeding to the software and hardware development phases.
Defense Systems
Insitu completes first maritime flight of RQ-21A tactical UAS
Unmanned aircraft maker Insitu has successfully completed the first maritime flight of its small tactical unmanned aircraft system RQ-21A from a U.S. naval vessel.
Defense Systems
DOD plans major reorganization of cyber forces
The Defense Department plans to shift military and civilian employees from other areas to boost its cyber workforce, according to the DOD budget strategy report for fiscal 2014.
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Northrop to assist Air Force with R&D for intelligence tools
A Northrop Grumman unit will furnish research and development services for intelligence tools used by the Air Force and other federal agencies under a $40.5 million contract.
Defense Systems
Cybersecurity requires robust intelligence
It is no secret that to defend our critical infrastructure from the threats emanating from cyberspace requires cyber intelligence.
Defense Systems
Air Force designates six tools as cyber weapons
The Air Force has approved the weapons system designation for six of its cyber capabilities as part of an ongoing effort to make cyber a normal part of its operational capabilities for warfare, said Lt. Gen. John Hyten, the Air Force Space Command vice commander.
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9 to vie for $675M in Air Force task orders
The Air Force has selected nine small businesses to compete for task orders to deliver acquisition support advisory and assistance services under a contract with a ceiling of $675 million.
Defense Systems
DISA command gears up for comms exercise in Africa
The Defense Information Systems Agency command responsible for helping bring about interoperability among different U.S. forces and coalition partners is preparing to deploy this summer for exercises with the U.S. Africa Command.
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Navy makes enterprise push for cloud computing
The Navy will begin moving its systems that host publicly releasable information to commercial cloud service providers as a first step toward eventually deploying most of its systems to the cloud environment, said Navy CIO Terry Halvorsen.
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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
Defense Systems
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.
Defense Systems
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.
Defense Systems
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.
Defense Systems
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.
Defense Systems
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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