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Army troops to receive help in Kosovo
U.S. troops helping to preserve the peace in Kosovo will get help on the ground from ITT Corp. through a contract established by U.S. Army Europe.
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New Land Warrior fighting system coming to a Stryker Brigade near you
The soldiers of the 5th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Stryker Brigade Combat Team will strap on a new, lighter version of the Land Warrior fighting system based on technology from General Dynamics C4 Systems.
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Pentagon postpones $40B tanker deal
After the Government Accountability Office recommended that the Air Force reconsider the bids, the agency has decided to hold off on recompeting the deal.
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Army intelligence technologies advancement contract goes to Stanley
Stanley will assist the Futures Directorate, Headquarters, Army Intelligence and Security Command in the coordination of technology development.
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Navy helicopter data link system to be built by Harris
The $53 million award calls for Harris to build the Ku-band Common Data Link Hawklink system for the Navy’s Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System helicopter.
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Administration opposes curbs on contractors
Bush administration officials objected to the Senate’s fiscal 2009 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 3001), partly because of provisions that would restrict the relationship between contractors and the Defense Department.
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In Command
Find out the latest promotions and assignments for the military and Defense Department.
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Interview with Lt. Gen. Michael Peterson
Peterson manages a command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) portfolio valued at $17 billion. He spoke with Defense Systems contributing editor Barry Rosenberg about some of the challenges he has faced in his three years as Air Force CIO.
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Management problems at NetCents
Management will likely become even more complex under NetCents-2, which could have 51 to 80 prime contractors.
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DCGS coming to NetCents
The Distributed Common Ground System is a family of programs with common elements designed to meet the military services’ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance needs.
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AAI wins two Army contracts for Shadow UAS
Aircraft Armaments Inc. has won two new contracts from the Army, totaling $248.1 million, to provide additional Shadow unmanned aircraft systems and related support.
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PEO View: Army fast-tracks ground radios
The Joint Tactical Radio System’s Ground Domain includes two form-factor programs: The Ground Mobile Radio program and the Handheld, Manpack and Small Formfit program.
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Blue Force Tracking system’s next gen comes closer to real time
The Blue Force Tracking (BFT) system — only a few years ago a wonder of battlespace technology — is in the midst of an upgrade. BFT is a building block of operational awareness. It transmits the location of friendly forces via a satellite connection. Unlike the Enhanced Position Location Reporting System, another location-tracking system, BFT doesn’t rely on terrestrial line-of-sight transmissions for connectivity.
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The weakest (hyper)link
The threat to sensitive information on DOD's unclassified networks gets a helping hand from inside.
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Data can drive African sovereignty
Perhaps Africom’s initial thrust should be information gathering, analysis and sharing and the planning and execution capabilities that cascade from them.
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SOA coming to NetCents
SOAs will receive added emphasis under NetCents- 2, said Debra Foster, the Air Force’s NetCents-2 program manager.
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IRobot snaps up Nekton Research
IRobot Corp. will acquire Nekton Research LLC, a provider of unmanned underwater systems and technologies, for $10 million in cash.
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