Defense Systems

COTS creates challenge

Almost every version of Microsoft’s operating systems can be found in the military, and the Army only recently upgraded its Standard Army Maintenance System from MS-DOS to Windows XP.

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Air Force leaders step down

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley told reporters that failure to maintain consistent technical and process discipline was the primary cause of the slips in nuclear security that ultimately led to his firing.

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APP speeds medical supplies

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded three contracts to General Dynamics Information Technology to help streamline and strengthen the military’s medical supply chain.

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Africom builds cooperation with collaboration

Challenges inherent in Africom’s mission — focused more on promoting regional security than warfighting — call for a somewhat different structure and create a challenge for Africom’s C4 operations.

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Neural nets find niche

Artificial neural networks are close to being deployed on Navy ships as part of a firedetection system, based on work that the Naval Research Laboratory oversees.

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Debriefing: Joint Space Operations Center's departing director, Col. Stephen Whiting

Defense Systems contributor Sami Lais spoke recently with Air Force Col. Stephen Whiting, former JSpOC commander and director. In June, Whiting handed over command of JSpOC to Col. Richard Doltz after being selected for the Chief of Staff Air Force Fellows program.

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Game processor in warfighting apps

The advanced processor technology that lets Sony PlayStation 3 jet jockeys blow enemy fighters out of the sky in games such as “Warhawk” might soon help real warfighters do the same in combat.

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GAO eyes global strike ISR

If the Defense Department wants to hit targets across the world with rapidly deployable weapons, it must better synchronize weapons development with the pace of advancements in ISR technologies.

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Waved off

Once again, errors in the procurement process have thrown a major Air Force program’s future into doubt. And critics say that the Government Accountability Office report’s damning tone in this case indicates a wider problem in defense procurement.

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Army renews contract for munition logistics automation

The Army Joint Munitions Command has renewed a contract with Savi Technology to continue developing and supporting a government-owned software system that handles depot-level ammunition logistics.

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Instant picture

Instead of a visual scan that can take several minutes with a periscope, the camera can provide an instant full view of the surface.

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Army prepares test of new wireless war game gear

In August, the Army will conduct its first functional field test of a wireless tactical training system that it will eventually embed in Future Combat Systems vehicles and weapons systems.

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Reaching out to tech firms

Each year, new network-centric technologies vying for command-level attention get a tryout at the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration.

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Filling the SATCOM gap

Communications demands, new threats in space and delays in delivery of systems are forcing the Defense Department to realign priorities.

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The future is slow to arrive

The Army's Future Combat Systems project is changing to meet criticisms and shifting priorities, but critics doubt the changes are coming soon enough to matter.

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Training to go for Marines

University is helping make portable simulators easier to use

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Much more than a game

America’s Army provides an enterprise platform for Army training

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Eyes in the Sky

Aerostats and towers give sensors a lookout on the battlefield

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The Army's future combat systems in a nutshell

Army future combat, command and control vehicles

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Linking up first responders

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