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Navy to reconfigure 8 Fire Scouts bought from Army
Purchased from the Army, the Navy wants to have the unmanned helos up in the air by 2013.
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Army radio program sparks Nunn-McCurdy breach
Army's Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radio program triggers the Nunn-McCurdy breach.
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U.S. cybersecurity plan includes military option
The Obama administration's new cybersecurity strategy announced May 16 does not rule out a military response in the aftermath of a major cyberattack.
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DARPA at work on resilient cloud for military missions
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to develop a resilient cloud computing services infrastructure to support various military missions.
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Gadhafi turns to floating bombs to disrupt NATO efforts
NATO forces enforcing the maritime embargo on Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi May 16 blew apart with small arms a rigid-hull inflatable boat carrying about one ton of explosives and two rubber mannequins to deceive military forces of its intent as it headed toward the port of Misurata.
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Reporting from the Management of Change Conference
A roundup of quips and chatter from the ACT/IAC conference taking place this week in rural Virginia.
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Army believes rewards outweigh risks with smart phones
The notion of a smart phone falling into enemy hands won't stop future widespread distribution of the devices to soldiers.
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Special Ops wants radios to hook into smart phones
The Special Operations Command is on the lookout for specialized radio equipment that can hook into smart phones.
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Army seeks goggles for soldiers to drive ground robots
The Army wants goggles that would enable a soldier to navigate a ground robot.
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Navy SEALS carried tools to extract data during raid
A look at some of the technology used to quickly and, when necessary, stealthily collect information at bin Laden's compound and other locations.
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Agencies share tips for better governance
Agencies have been slowly improving their governance processes by learning to balance control with agility, according to members of a panel at the Management of Change Conference.
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Budget woes must not inhibit battlespace R&D, official says
Despite climate of decreasing defense funding, the Defense Department cannot afford to put development of battlespace technology on the backburner, says Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn.
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Where was the stealth helo in bin Laden raid modified?
The H-60 Black Hawk helicopter used in the May 2 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound might have been modified with stealth technologies and materials at Sikorsky's Hawk Works near Elmira, N.Y.
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House works to halt potential closure of Army research center
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee is concerned that a shutdown of the Army's Research, Development and Engineering Command would undermine contributions of the science and technology community.
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Special Ops to expand unmanned aircraft arsenal
The Special Operations Command is moving closer to the award this summer of a contract for a new mid-endurance unmanned aircraft system.
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Army takes a fresh look at unmanned recon choppers
Army officials said they are preparing to field unmanned spy helicopters by mid-decade.
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Raven UAV falls short for Marines
Marine battalions in Iraq found flaws in AeroVironment's Raven small unmanned aerial vehicle.
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Digital Conflict: Bin Laden raid nets largest intell cache ever
The computer data seized in the raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan will take months to process, according to defense and intelligence insiders.
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Intell agency wants analysts to walk through recon images
Analysts at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency are looking for novel ways to discern valuable intelligence information from the documents and images they routinely scan throughout the day on their computer monitors.
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