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Growing need for spectrum brings new challenges
New tools only partly address sweeping spectrum demand.
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GPS III satellite undergoes preliminary review
The Lockheed Martin Corp. team building the next-generation global positioning system spacecraft has achieved a number of milestones in the preliminary design review phase with the Air Force.
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Marines to get more counter-IED devices
The Naval Sea Systems Command has placed a $317 million order with ITT Corp. for more vehicle-mounted jammers to block the detonation of improvised explosive devices.
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DISA seeks command and control software
The Defense Information Systems Agency is requesting information from contractors capable of providing and maintaining command and control software.
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Air Force moves to boost applications performance
The Air Force has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to find ways to boost the performance of its computing system applications.
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Switchblade UAV completes demo
AeroVironment Inc. has completed a thorough demonstration of its small Switchblade unmanned aerial vehicle.
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DISA awards $2.5B network deal
The Defense Information Systems agency has tapped Verizon Business Network Services Inc. for network support.
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Air Force gets help with sensor architecture
The Air Force has awarded Ball Aerospace and Technologies a contract to help develop an architecture that will improve the analysis of sensor data.
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Marine Corps calls up logistics support
The Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded Ocean Systems Engineering Corp. a task order to provide autonomic logistics support services.
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Air Force awards space operations support deal
QinetiQ North America will provide space operations technical support to the Air Force Space and Missile System Center under a new contract
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DOD might create cyber combatant commander
The Defense Department is on the verge of adding a new combatant commander (COCOM) for cyber warfare.
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Report: Defense Travel System difficult to navigate
Fewer than half of the travelers using the new Defense Travel System for automated reservations and vouchers had a successful experience with it, according to a new study.
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Navy expeditionary center awards logistics contracts
The Navy has awarded contracts to three companies to provide integrated logistics support to the Naval Facilities Expeditionary Logistics Center.
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Air Force orders new combat training simulator
The Air Force will get a new training system from Fidelity Technologies Corp. under a $5.3 million contract.
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Army Geospatial Center gets marching orders
The Army Geospatial Center will support the Army Battle Command System and integrate technologies and processes to give warfighters a geospatial common operational picture.
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Robotic exoskeleton lightens soldiers' load
Soldiers will be able to lift as much as 200 pounds using a new robotic exoskeleton that transfers the weight to the ground through battery-powered titanium legs.
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IT key to facing new military challenges, Cartwright says
To fight constantly evolving enemies, U.S. forces must be faster at deploying IT systems to warfighters, said the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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WIN-T: Army passes milestone for mobile networking
The contracting team building the Army’s new high-speed communications network has successfully completed extensive tests of the project's second phase.
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Air Force works on wireless spacecraft technology
Northrop Grumman will develop a wireless spacecraft bus for the Air Force Research Laboratory under a 21-month, $4.1 million contract.
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