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Air Force issues combat identification RFI
The service is looking for technology concepts that will improve its ability to identify threats in the battlespace.
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Gates still against splitting tanker deal
A key lawmaker’s proposal to divide the program to replace the U.S. military’s aging fleet of in-air refueling tankers was met by opposition at the Pentagon, reports Agence France-Press.
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Air Force contracts for cyber support
The Air Force has awarded Science Applications International Corp. a contract to provide network operations support.
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GPS III satellite undergoes preliminary review
The Lockheed Martin Corp. team building the next-generation global positioning system spacecraft has achieved a number of milestones in the preliminary design review phase with the Air Force.
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Air Force moves to boost applications performance
The Air Force has awarded a contract to BAE Systems to find ways to boost the performance of its computing system applications.
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Air Force gets help with sensor architecture
The Air Force has awarded Ball Aerospace and Technologies a contract to help develop an architecture that will improve the analysis of sensor data.
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Air Force orders new combat training simulator
The Air Force will get a new training system from Fidelity Technologies Corp. under a $5.3 million contract.
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IT key to facing new military challenges, Cartwright says
To fight constantly evolving enemies, U.S. forces must be faster at deploying IT systems to warfighters, said the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Air Force works on wireless spacecraft technology
Northrop Grumman will develop a wireless spacecraft bus for the Air Force Research Laboratory under a 21-month, $4.1 million contract.
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Air Force to test, evaluate sensor technologies
Jacobs Engineering Group will help the Air Force test and evaluate its sensor technologies under an eight-year contract that has a potential value of $19.7 million.
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TSAT hits new turbulence
The Transformational Satellite Communications System program hits key technology targets, but costs and alternative capabilities could keep the $20 billion program from getting into orbit.
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Interview: Lt. Gen. William Shelton
The Air Force’s CIO and warfighting integration chief discusses the essential role of space in combat operations.
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New products emerge to improve military capabilities
BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are fielding products to improve communications and network-centric warfare capabilities for the military.
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DOD announces new nominations
The Defense Department announced the nominations of Michael Brown and Janice Hamby to rear admiral. DOD also announced that Rear Adm. Ann Gilbride has been appointed to be the first director of the National Maritime Intelligence Center.
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Building bandwidth in space
The military’s transformational satellite program complements a number of existing military satellite communications systems.
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Missile warning sensor undergoes testing
Raytheon Co. has finished testing an infrared missile warning sensor that will serve as a central component of the Air Force’s Third Generation Infrared Surveillance system.
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Report: DOD command systems need improvement
The Defense Department is working to correct developmental issues with both the Marine Corps’ Common Aviation Command and Control System and the Air Force’s Battle Control System-Fixed.
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Optical sensor to track terrorists under development
A new kind of optical sensor being designed for unmanned aerial vehicles might one day enable U.S. forces to track terrorists as they travel on foot or in ground vehicles.
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Air Force to reorganize test centers
Moving personnel will more effectively integrate cyber concerns with testing and evaluation of weapons systems, Air Force officials say.
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