Defense Systems
Pending guidance on sequestration fosters wait-and-see mindset among contractors
Defense contractors frustrated that Congress still has not found a way to avert automatic budget cuts scheduled to begin Jan. 2 might in the days ahead alert thousands of their employees that their jobs are at risk.
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US to upgrade tactical network for coalition forces in South Korea
The U.S. Army plans to install in South Korea the same type of tactical network that it currently uses to enhance coordinated operations among U.S. and coalition forces Afghanistan.
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Israel's Heron TP drone returns to the skies
The Israeli air force has put its Heron TP back in service following an extended grounding of the fleet.
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Common display systems to boost Navy situational awareness at sea
DRS Technologies has won a contract to furnish common display systems to the Navy and boost situational awareness for sailors.
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Military reaps surveillance benefits from advances in sensor technologies
The rapid evolution of electro-optical imagers and infrared cameras is making it possible to employ them for less cost on smaller and lighter systems.
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Troops in Afghanistan to get updated Blue Force Tracking system
The Army is getting ready to send an updated version of its digital force-locating technology to ground forces in Afghanistan.
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ITT Exelis hits milestone in delivery of anti-jam GPS antennas
ITT Exelis has delivered 500 anti-jam Global Positioning System (GPS) antennas to U.S. and allied military forces.
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Army says money management system is fully deployed and can produce auditable reports
COL Patrick Burden, project manager of the Army’s General Fund Enterprise Business System, on the GFEBS enterprise resource planning project.
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DISA's Global Information Grid master plan outlines strategy for service delivery
The Defense Information Systems Agency has published a master plan for the Global Information Grid (GIG) that sets forth a technical strategy for furnishing interconnected communications services to warfighters.
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From radios to waveforms: How JTRS is remaking itself as JTNC
Army BG Michael Williamson, JPEO JTRS, and Mark Compton, Director, JTNC, discuss how JTRS is remaking itself as JTNC and lessons learned for future procurements.
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DOD selects 66 nations to buy US drones in effort to step up exports
A senior Defense Department official said Sept. 5 that 66 countries would be able to buy U.S.-built unmanned aerial vehices under new DOD guidelines.
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The path taken
The military's Joint Tactical Radio System program has had its share of problems, but it has produced the Rifleman radio and a waveform repository that just might revolutionize communications interoperability between U.S. and coalition forces.
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What's the best solution to the national debt?
The United States must use every tool available to it to address the $16 trillion national debt.
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Strong intelligence key to cyber weapons development
Cyber intelligence is critical to the development of new methods, techniques and designs for cyber weapons in modern conflict.
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Next-gen GPS III satellites undergo first readiness test
The contractors that will deliver the Air Force’s next generation GPS III satellites report that they have finished the first launch readiness exercise on the road to achieving launch availability in 2014, Lockheed Martin said in a Sept. 5 news release.
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General Atomics at work on MQ-9 upgrade with expanded capabilities
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is testing a new version of the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle that would offer the U.S. military a number of improvements over the Block 1 version in production for nearly a decade.
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Australia to build major maritime drone fleet
The Australian Defence Force is pushing forward with plans to purchase seven large maritime surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at a cost of nearly $3 billion.
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Navy purchases more electronic jammers to fight IEDs
The Navy plans to purchase additional countermeasure transmitters for the Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare program.
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DISA’s just-released strategic plan calls for enterprise information environment, strategic focus on Asia-Pacific region
The Defense Systems Information Agency released its 2013-2018 strategic plan on Tuesday, and it calls for the agency to drive toward an enterprise information environment.
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