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Army learning system provides small-biz contract opportunity
Services needed from small businesses for the Distributed Learning System include customer outreach communications, office information technology systems and technical document preparation.
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Soldiers gain combat edge with smart helmets
A number of developments under way to shooter location systems used by U.S. ground forces to track the source of enemy fire would produce even more sophisticated systems.
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Army finds communications on-the-move tech outside WIN-T
Officials want to address satellite communications needs with cost-effective commercial technologies.
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Justice touts open source for the Army
Army Maj. Gen. Nickolas Justice presides over a diverse group of Command, Control and Communications-Tactical programs. He talks with Defense Systems about his portfolio and about open-source technology, for which he has been a proponent.
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Energy conservation for battlefield operations
New approaches to regulating energy demand at forward operating bases hold considerable promise.
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Blue Force gets capacity boost
The existing Blue Force Tracking system is getting a major boost in capability as a result of changes at the back end of its satellite network.
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Military contractors receive new work for sensors, communications systems and satellites
New technologies for military systems include energy harvesters that power aircraft sensors, communications systems for combat vehicles and a radar receiver to help protect satellites from enemy attacks.
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WIN-T ushers in new dawn for battlefield communications
Army Col. William Hoppe oversees the WIN-T program, which was established to provide high-bandwidth, mobile, two-way satellite communications and ad hoc mesh radio connectivity to battlefield commanders.
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Panel predicts DOD contracting workforce to expand
Defense Department officials are expanding the contracting workforce to better handle the money DOD is spending.
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Army to strengthen contract management
While wrestling with a long history of major contracting issues, the service intends to spend more money on overseeing and managing its contracts.
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$600M Army MET deal awarded
The next-generation military satellite communications terminals developed for the MET program will provide the worldwide backbone for high-priority military communications and missile defense systems.
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Gates casts glance at future ISR
The Defense Department hopes to establish as many as six new platforms for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, but details are scant as many programs remain classified, Aviation Week reports.
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Army picks three to develop GSE prototypes
General Dynamics C4 Systems, Raytheon Co. and Rockwell Collins will each provide 10 prototypes for the program.
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Gates: Army will retain FCS vehicle funds
The Army will be able to keep the funds designated for the Future Combat Systems vehicles even if the previously planned vehicles are discontinued, said Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
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Army orders more vehicle training systems
Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide 10 close combat tactical trainers to the Army under a new contract.
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Artillery center gets training, development report
Boeing Co. has delivered a final report to the Army designed to help the service establish clear procedures for institutional training and doctrinal development at its new consolidated artillery center.
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Gates’ budget proposal boosts C4ISR, keeps FCS network
Defense Secretary Robert Gates recommended in his 2010 budget proposal an additional $2 billion for C4ISR, and also a significant restructuring of the Army’s Future Combat Systems program to enhance ground surveillance capabilities.
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Army to get high-speed radios
Raytheon Co. will supply high-speed radios that deliver video and data to the Army under a new contract.
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Army Pacific awards information assurance deal
The Army has awarded a contract to a General Dynamics unit to deliver information assurance support for its Pacific region installations.
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