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Army to provide soldiers with new portable power sources
The new technology will use M-25 fuel cells, a lighter alternative to a traditional batteries that last 72 hours or longer.
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Industry Recon
QinetiQ North America will supply the Naval Surface Warfare Center with its Talon Generation IV robot under a $56.4 million contract, company officials said.
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iRobot pushes robots into new territory
Joseph Dyer, president of the Government and Industrial Robots Division at iRobot, discusses how the mission of ground robots is evolving beyond bomb disposal to include direct support for combat missions.
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Art of creating a Manet takes masterful engineering touch
Engineers are working to overcome difficult architectural and design challenges associated with mobile ad hoc network technology that would serve warfighters at the far edges of battlefields.
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Communications relay grows with expansion of UAV missions
Unmanned aerial vehicles outfitted as communications relays are being pressed into service in Afghanistan, where mountainous terrain interrupts ground signals and overburdens satellite communications services.
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Fail-safe field communications nearly ready
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is completing a technology program designed to ensure that battlefield network communications never fail regardless of the operating environment.
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Army adjusts network strategy for battlefield command posts
One challenge that Army officials face is creating a single enterprise for battle command applications that can follow a brigade when it deploys outside the continental United States.
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Interview: Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson, Army CIO
Army CIO Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Sorenson discusses how the Army is coping without flash drives; how he intends to improve data quality and governance; and what he has on the agenda for fiscal 2010 priorities.
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Sorenson on right track
The command post of the future is still a work in progress. But there’s no question, it’s the right vision.
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Joint venture to expand fuel-cell technology for military apps
UltraCell and Protonex Technology Corp. are working together to expand fuel-cell technology for military applications.
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DOD tests fuel-cell technology for ground, UAV uses
The Defense Department is stepping up efforts to provide soldiers in the field with reliable, long-lasting portable power by working with companies to integrate fuel-cell technologies into mobile and off-grid power applications.
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Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg joins Cubic
Cubic Corp. has hired former Army Lt. Gen. Joseph “Keith” Kellogg to be senior vice president for ground combat programs.
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Army takes new holistic approach in managing its operations
Alion Science and Technology Corp. will support the Army’s efforts to manage its infrastructure and organizational processes under a three-year, $6.4 million contract.
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Army extends Apache logistics contract
Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide logistics management services for sensor and targeting components of the Army’s AH-64 Apache helicopter under a one-year, follow-on contract worth as much as $89 million.
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Army transmissions office to get C4ISR upgrade
Apptis will provide overall management, engineering, integration and acquisition support for the Army's Command Center Upgrades Special Projects Office.
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Army awards contract for classified database support
CACI International Inc. has been awarded a new $34 million prime contract to continue supporting a classified U.S. Army intelligence database.
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Upgraded ground robot ships out to Afghanistan
U.S. ground troops in Afghanistan will have a faster, smarter and stronger robot to assist them with their missions, according to officials at iRobot Corp.
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Army aims to protect personnel with alert system expansion
The Army has expanded its emergency notification system for the 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, doubling the number of protected personnel at the fort to 10,000.
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Ferguson named joint automatic ID product manager
The Army has appointed Lt. Col. Cary Ferguson as the Product Manager for Joint – Automatic Identification Technology.
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