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Army approves Cisco Unified Wireless Network
The Army has listed the Cisco Unified Wireless Network package on its Information Assurance Approved Products List.
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Contract Watch: Telos leads NETCENTS integrators in 2008 buys
Telos had more than $230 million in new sales from the Air Force’s NETCENTS program in fiscal year 2008, the most of any of the program’s eight prime contractors, the company announced Dec. 17. The Ashburn, Va.-based company also announced it had received more than $100 million in new NETCENTS orders during the fourth quarter.
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Boeing gears up for DOD intelligence demand
Boeing Co. has completed its acquisition of wireless surveillance technology provider Digital Receiver Technology Inc.
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Lockheed CEO hails approval of space based defense study
At the Reuters Aerospace and Defense summit in Washington, Lockheed-Martin chief executive Robert Stevens praised Congress' approval of $5 million for an independent study of possible space-based interceptor missiles as part of U.S. anti-missile defense.
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Navy stores metadata in multimedia files
The Navy Video News Service has a new approach to storing metadata, embedding the captions and other pertinent information directly on a photo or video.
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Pollett assumes command at DISA and JTF-GNO
In his new role, Army Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett will face BRAC challenges, assume responsibility for DOD's Global Information Grid operations, and serve as DOD's chief network warrior.
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DISA Utah data center support contract awarded
The award, valued at approximately $15 million if all options are exercised, is a recompete of a contract for services Unisys has provided since 1992.
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UAVs to embark on anti-IED mission
The Defense Department is fielding a helicopter unmanned aerial vehicle that can scout for improvised explosive device bomb-layers or follow their vehicles on the ground.
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Army rolls forward with Web financial system
The U.S. Army’s five-year-long effort to transition its financial management to a Web-enabled enterprise resource planning (ERP) configuration has had its first deployment at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
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Air Combat Command to evaluate training technology
Under the contract, Alion will htlp the command analyze modeling and simulation technologies and the training approaches used for warfighters.
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Gates: Procurement system must address urgent needs
Defense Secretary Robert Gates believes the military needs to find a way to institutionalize a process to field relatively low-tech equipment that is sorely needed by warfighters to protect U.S. troops and fight ongoing wars.
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Military has mini supercomputer in works
Military personnel could soon have the power of a supercomputer in a wearable, 1-pound box. The mini-supercomputer is based on a 5.6-inch wide, 3.3-inch high, 1-inch deep unit.
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Pentagon planners considering space-based solar power
The Pentagon's National Security Space office suggested a year ago that orbiting solar power stations might be feasible for providing electricity for remote bases. Now the idea is being dragged back out into the daylight.
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Army enlists logistics support for Fort Polk
The Army has awarded a five-year, $90 million task order to Northrop Grumman Corp. for logistics support at Fort Polk, La.
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Quantum3D creates worldwide geospatial database for aircraft simulators
Visual computing vendor Quantum3D has developed a commercial off-the-shelf, worldwide geo-specific database for both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft flight simulations.
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UAVs spread their mission wings
The U.S. Army plans to use unmanned aerial vehicles to assist with counterinsurgency and counterterrorism efforts next year in Africa and South America.
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Virtual Army recruiting center to launch in 2009
A virutal Army recruiting center will be launched on Second Life in January 2009, according to the Army Training and Doctrine Command.
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Israel developing UAV early warning sensor
Faced with a burgeoning nuclear threat from Iran, Israel is looking to develop long range, high resolution unmanned vehicles to help in identifying incoming nuclear warheads.
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