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DARPA, Boston Dynamics partner on humanoid robot project
DARPA has awarded a contract to Boston Dynamics to develop robots with humanoid features.
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Saudis make bid for airborne intel suites through FMS
Saudi Arabia has requested that the United States approve the sale of a $257 million contract for 10 Link-16 data link systems and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance suites for use in King Air 350ER aircraft.
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Syrian conflict goes cyber
The cyber side of Syria's civil war has not received much coverage, but there have been a wealth of skirmishes.
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DOD's revised social media policy to focus on clarity, security
Defense Department officials are focusing on regulating, not restricting, social media use in a revised social media policy expected to be published later this year.
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Army slows deployment of key aerostat program
The Army has graduated the first two classes of soldiers trained to operate its longest-running aerostat developmental program, despite uncertaintly over the specifics of its initial deployment.
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Kaspersky wants help cracking Gauss' hidden payload
Kaspersky Lab on Aug. 14 made an open request for assistance from cryptographers around the globe to help it break the encryption of a "warhead" delivered by the recently uncovered Gauss malware.
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Troops finding new ways to deploy VSATs for mission success
Terminals bring a range of inputs to mobile users but size limited by power source, specifically batteries.
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Army orders more Rifleman Radios to boost tactical comms
General Dynamics C4 Systems has received a new order from the Army to furnish additional Joint Tactical Radio System Handheld, Manpack, Small Form Fit AN/PRC-154 Rifleman radios and accessory kits.
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Air Force wants smart software for ISR analysis
The Air Force wants software that can help analysts identify targets from an unconnected patchwork of high-and-low resolution imagery data.
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Military services mull future of large UAVs
For manufacturers of large unmanned aerial vehicles, there was only a hazy picture of what direction that market will take at the recent Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's Unmanned Systems North America 2012 conference.
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Battlefield network is Army's top priority, says chief of staff
Updating the Army’s collection of tactical radios, mapping programs and smart phones into a seamless battlefield network remains the service's top modernization priority.
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Cobham to contribute to WGS satellite production
Cobham has won a $65 million contract to assist Boeing with its Wideband Global SATCOM satellite program.
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How Army PEO IEW&S is using sensors and cloud to seek battlefield clarity
EW technologies and ISR sensors boost situational awareness, force protection, and reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition.
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Gauss cyber threat targeting Lebanon has interesting relation to Flame, Stuxnet
The nation state banking trojan known as Gauss stalked PCs in Lebanon and other countries until it was shut down in July.
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New numbers on global market for UAVs
Analysts say the global unmanned aircraft market will continue to expand over the next 10 years as many nations increase spending on autonomous systems.
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Tug of war continues over Army intel system
Army testers say the service's main intelligence network in Afghanistan is difficult to operate, prone to crashes, and vulnerable to hacking and that an alternate system would be better.
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Coast Guard aviation logistics system could drive more savings, IG says
The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general recommended Customs and Border Protection officials drop a planned acquisition of a new aviation logistics management IT system and instead use the Coast Guard’s management system.
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Portable intel station would meet needs of small ships
The needs of smaller vessels in the U.S. Navy fleet for video sharing capabilities might be met in the future by a portable video-sharing station.
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Massive Army spy blimp attempts its first test flight
The Army's Long-Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) has completed its first flight.
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