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UAVs cornerstone of DOD's 30-year aviation plan
The Defense Department intends to increase its armed and long-range surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles by at least 45 percent over the next decade.
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Biometrics at border crossings huge hurdle for CIA spies
The use of iris scanners and biometric passports at airports, hotels and business headquarters around the globe is making it difficult for CIA spies and secret agents in other nations to travel under false identities.
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Army's newest insignia reflects critical nature of EW
The Army has chosen golden yellow and black as the colors for the collar insignia and shoulder straps of its new Electronic Warfare warrant officers and noncommissioned officers designations.
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Lawmakers ask FCC to reconsider on LightSquared
A quartet of lawmakers has asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski to find a viable solution that will allow prospective wireless provider LightSquared to launch its planned 4G network.
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Navy sensor would hunt for pirate ships
The Navy is developing a sensor system for unmanned aircraft that would be able to distinguish a pirate vessel from other craft.
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China ups the ante on cyber warfare
The creation of the U.S. Cyber Command three years ago likely compelled China and others to accelerate their military and intelligence efforts in the cyber domain.
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DARPA wants robots that help clean up after disasters
The research agency's latest robotics challenge aims to develop robots capable of handling emergency tasks in dangerous environments.
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China's navy to develop UAVs to hunt submarines
China's People's Liberation Army Navy has begun deploying unmanned aerial vehicles aboard its ships. They may eventually hunt submarines.
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Army event to focus on battlefield network improvements
The Army will assess capabilities and emerging C4ISR technologies that it will need for battlefield networks in the immediate years ahead during an upcoming event at Fort Dix, N.J.
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MIDS JTRS terminal advances to full production
The U.S. military is moving a software-defined networking terminal that distributes information from the Joint Tactical Radio System into full production, and it will be fielded soon on several key Air Force and Navy weapons platforms.
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Special Forces to use Aerosonde UAS for intel missions
Texton Systems' AAI unit has won a contract valued at about $600 million over three years to furnish its Aerosonde small unmanned aircraft system to the U.S. Special Operations Command.
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Enhanced sensor systems to help Army shed light in the darkness
The Army has named five winners of $1.8 billion in contract awards for its Warrior Enabling Broad Sensor program.
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Navy seals the deal on critical cockpit contract
The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1 billion contract for high-tech common cockpits needed for helicopters in war zones and other threatening areas.
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Navy CYBERFOR provides backbone for manning, training and equipping
RADM Gretchen Herbert, commander, Navy Cyber Forces, discusses modernization and the challenges of simultaneously operating new and legacy systems.
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DISA storefront for apps makes security the no. 1 priority
Agency wants to ensure smart-phone users comply with rules and regulations.
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Army awards unattended ground sensor contract
The Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to furnish Scorpion I and II unattended ground sensor systems for force protection and intelligence gathering purposes.
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Navy halts Fire Scout flights after two crashes
Following two recent incidents that resulted in crashes, the Navy has put its MQ-8B Fire Scout flight operations on "operational pause."
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Army won't rush into cargo-carrying UAV buy
Despite the Marines Corps' forward march on cargo-carrying unmanned aircraft in Afghanistan, the Army seems to be taking its time. So what's the hold up?
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Doan defends Bush on conference spending
Doan said the Obama administration is diverting attention away from itself by blaming George W. Bush for a new scandal over a lavish conference.
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