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ITT Exelis gets GPS III satellite payload deal
ITT Exelis has won a $32 million contract to build the navigation payloads for the third and fourth Global Positioning System III space vehicles.
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Say what? Block 30 Global Hawk contract still in place
Northrop Grumman doesn't know when the Air Force is going to cancel its Block 30 Global Hawk program.
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WGS: Model satellite procurement with cost-cutting efficiencies
Once intended as a satellite project meant to plug a major gap in communications capabilities for the U.S. military, the Wideband Global Satcom constellation has emerged as the primary backbone for moving the Defense Department’s wideband data.
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Air Force set to upgrade key operations centers
Northrop Grumman will upgrade command and control capabilities for the Air and Space Operations Center Weapon System at eight sites.
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Hosted payload program teaches lessons for future launches
Panelists discuss lessons learned from CHIRP program about information assurance, interagency cooperation.
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Stuxnet cyberattack called responsible
The Stuxnet computer worm damaged Iranian nuclear facilities after it saw circumstances that exist only in Iran, lawyer says.
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Hard lessons from hosted payloads
Federal agencies and commercial firms find the devil is in the details when it comes to managing and deploying hosted payloads.
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Iran said planning to build UAVs for Venezuela
Venezuala's unmanned aerial vehicles most likely will be used for internal defense and probably won't be armed.
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Coming to an airspace near you: DOD moves to increase UAVs in US
The department is working with the FAA to develop tracking and collision-avoidance technologies to enable more domestic unmanned flights.
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Satellite 2012 to focus on hosted payloads, security
The Satellite 2012 conference will explore hosted payloads, network security and safeguarding satellite operations.
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Cyber threats emerging: AESA radar said vulnerable to cyberattack
But an Air Force general said the radar threat can be mitigated.
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Radar system to boost space situational awareness
Lockheed Martin has developed a prototype of a new radar system that is designed to track orbiting space objects and boost space situational awareness.
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Air Force moves forward on job cuts
The Air Force has set in motion a budget plan that would cut active-duty, Air National Guard and Reserve positions nationwide.
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One bad part dooms $72.8M Global Hawk
Screws holding a Line Replaceable Unit in the unmanned aerial vehicle apparently shook loose during a mission over Eastern Afghanistan making it uncontrollable.
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Officials undecided about Global Hawk savings
Air Force officials have told the House Appropriation Committee's defense subcommittee that the service isn't sure what it will do with the money it saves by cutting the RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aircraft program.
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Air Force scales back AEHF upgrade
The Air Force is deferring scheduled upgrades to its highly secure constellation of communications satellites so it can fund other Defense Department programs.
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Experimental UAV seeks to control deadly vibrations
An experimental unmanned aerial vehicle will use computing power to control "flutter" that can shake airframes apart.
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Hosted payloads and synergistic design alter military satellite landscape
The military is still striving to increase bandwidth, linking satellite and terminal design while turning to commercial suppliers for hosted payloads and more capabilities.
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More cash for less flash: Reaper UAVs said much more costly than manned aircraft
The MQ-9 Reaper UAV might be as much as two to six times more expensive than the military aircraft it's compared with.
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