Defense Systems

Navy picks 4 to supply battlespace awareness technologies

Four companies will help the Navy develop battlespace awareness capabilities and related hardware and software through a $98.7 million multiple-award contract.

Defense Systems

DISA takes top honors at the 2012 DOD CIO awards

The Defense Information Systems Agency received two of this year's Defense Department CIO Awards at an Oct. 19 ceremony held at the Pentagon.

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Obama and Romney diverge on federal cyber policy

The two presidential candidates would likely take different approaches to cybersecurity on key matters such as which federal agency has primary cyber responsibilities, how the private sector protects critical infrastructure and how aggressively the nation conducts military operations in cyberspace.

Defense Systems

Army attendance at non-DOD conferences banned for the rest of the year

Secretary of the Army John McHugh has suspended all Army attendance at non-Defense Department conferences for the remainder of the year.

Defense Systems

Cubic opens office at Wright-Patterson

Cubic Defense Applications has opened a new office in Beavercreek, Ohio, that will enable it to support and pursue new training and tactical communications business at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

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Air Force buying more armed Reapers

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded a $125.5 million contract for 10 MQ-9 modified Block 1 aircraft by the Air Force. 

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Inmarsat to furnish global broadband to Canadian navy

Inmarsat will provide global satellite communications services for 29 Canadian naval vessels.

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TrustComm cuts ribbon on new Quantico facility

TrustComm has opened a federal government technology facility at the Quantico Corporate Center in Stafford, Va.

Defense Systems

Obama vs. Romney on defense-related issues

See where 2012 presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney stand on foreign policy, terrorism, war and defense spending.

Defense Systems

BAE to help DARPA boost computing power for ISR systems

DARPA has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to help develop more efficient computing technology for military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems where power generation is a challenge in processing data gathered from sensors.

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Northrop, ITT Exelis team on Navy next-gen jammer quest

Northrop Grumman and ITT Exelis are partnering to offer a viable system for the Navy’s Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program during its technology demonstration phase.

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Northrop to support airborne comms relay in Afghanistan

Northrop Grumman has won a $48 million contract from the Air Force to maintain an airborne communications relay system for E-11A aircraft at Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan.

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Battelle to supply battery for Navy anti-IED robot

Battelle has won a Navy contract to build battery boxes to assist explosive ordnance disposal technicians in carrying out their missions.

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Booz Allen upbeat about backlog and growth despite earnings dip

Despite a dip in revenue profits in its latest quarter, Booz Allen Hamilton reported a strong backlog of business in a tough market climate for government contractors and stated its intent to grow in key areas.

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TCS reports record revenue, builds defense pipeline

TeleCommunication Systems reported that its third quarter 2012 revenue marked the highest quarterly revenue and gross profit in the company's history.

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Nine to vie for $750M in intelligence training task orders

Nine companies will compete with each other for $750 million in Defense Department intelligence training task orders over a five-year period.

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General Dynamics demos tactical UAV strike capability

A General Dynamics unit and the Army have successfully demonstrated the ability of a small unmanned aerial vehicle to launch a Global Positioning System-guided small munition.

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Proof of global cyber danger hard to ignore

Many government intelligence agencies in countries around the world recognize the threats that cyberattacks pose to a country’s national security.

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UAV video encryption remains unfinished job

The U.S. military is still broadcasting nearly half of its drone video streams without encryption four years after it learned that its adversaries can see the same information.

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Russian hacker exposed in Georgian cyber counterattack

As U.S. military cyber units mull how to carry out successful counterattacks in cyberspace, an interesting case has developed a half world away where the country of Georgia has turned the tables on a Russia-based hacker.