Defense Systems
Team effort behind U.K. blue-force tracking
General Dynamics UK is leading an industry team that is developing a combat identification system able to reduce friendly fire casualties for Britain’s Ministry of Defence.
Defense Systems
Marines draw up wish list for UAS
The Marine Corps wants to expand the capabilities of two unmanned aerial systems still in the early stages of planning.
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Navy gets assistance with emerging tech
Alion Science and Technology Corp. will help the Navy identify and explore new and emerging technologies under a new task order.
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Army awards satellite control system work
The Army has awarded a contract to ITT Corp. to furnish on-site services and support for the control portion of the Defense Satellite Communications System.
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Navy command seeks modernized GPS
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific wants input from contractors on the availability of modern technologies associated with Global Positioning System equipment.
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Levin wants to rebuild defense acquisition workforce
The Senate Armed Services Committee will take a hard look at defense acquisition reform this year.
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Biometrics Task Force awards 12 contracts
The Biometrics Task Force will contract with 12 companies for a variety of biometric products and services.
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Air Force awards education services work
Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide information technology and management consulting services to the Spaatz Center Research Centers located at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
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Pair to provide radios through interim program
Thales Communications and Harris Corp. will compete for delivery orders under an interim program designed to provide the U.S. military with tactical radios.
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New Web site enables DOD open-source collaboration
The Forge.mil site is based on SourceForge.net, a public site that hosts thousands of open-source projects.
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Defense Knowledge Online at fiscal crossroads
Officials at the Defense Information Systems Agency are working to develop a future strategy for the fiscally challenged Defense Knowledge Online portal.
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Greater cooperation needed to defeat cyber enemies
The U.S. Strategic Command Deputy Commander urges the integration of net-enabled operations to thwart cyber enemies at the Networkcentric Warfare 2009 conference.
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Elder: Disputes hinder net-centric efforts
Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Elder wants military officials to end intramural disputes over how cyberwarfare is conducted.
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Navy awards undersea communications work
A Lockheed Martin unit will assist the Navy to design and develop a complex group of communications systems to better serve its submarine fleet under a new contract.
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GD to build IT center for Marine Corps
General Dynamics will lead a team that will create an enterprise information technology center for the Marine Corps.
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Robots will help Army with bomb missions
Troops will use the robots to investigate suspicious objects from a safe distance.
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Air Force works to refine IP routers for satellites
Military satellites using on-board IP routers to direct data traffic remain largely a dream even as the technology to send routers into space is more advanced than ever before.
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Air Force awards TSAT extension
Boeing Co. has won a $75 million contract extension to continue doing work on the Air Force’s Transformational Satellite Communications System.
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Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center tech deal awarded
L-3 Communications Corp. will furnish advanced technologies and other support services to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic under a contract potentially work $87.4 million.
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