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Army Cyber Command looks to build new HQ

The command is planning a new cyber facility at Fort Gordon, Ga., to be built over the next two years.

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Army fields robots for chem/bio/nuke detection

Researchers and contractor iRobot enhance the PackBot 510’s detection capability for use in South Korea.

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Army streamlines tactical network with virtualization

Upgrades to WIN-T Increment 1 increase capability while cutting back on the amount of equipment required on the battlefield.

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Army moves fast to get prototype kits for Cyber Protection Teams

Following the first Cyber Innovation Challenge, the Army used a fast-track development method to award two contracts worth a total of $4.5 million for the kits.

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DOD steps up the search for electronic warfare tools

The military services are looking for innovative ways to improve EW capabilities and blend them with cyber operations.

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Starting up a network is getting easier for the Army

The Initialization Tool Suite gives commands a faster, streamlines way to start up a network and keep it up to date.

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Army tests small electronic jammers for use in training

The Army demonstrated small electronic jammers that can be used in training scenarios and are easier to gain approval for use.

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Northrop demonstrates counter UAV technologies

In a recent demonstration for the Army, Northrop Grumman tested its Venom platform, which can track and shoot down enemy drones.

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JUPITR integrates all threats into one early warning system

An Army team puts chemical-biological and force protection sensors into one operational picture for base protection, which saves time in analyzing and responding to threats.

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Army rolls out online crypto storefront for tactical communications

The Web-based Key Management Infrastructure replaces a manual system that involved carrying keys to soldiers, even those on the battlefield.

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For the military, cyber world, real world are the same thing

DOD officials describe how the network is now a weapon in the cyber domain akin to bullets in the physical domain.

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SOCOM’s Votel Is Top Choice to Take Over CENTCOM

The move would put a special operations leader in charge of all operations in the Middle East — including the fight against ISIS.

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Army teams up with robot vehicles

CERDEC researchers demonstrate how autonomous ground vehicles can work with soldiers to establish beyond-line-of-sight communications.

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Army links Apache, Gray Eagle UAS in South Korea

An Apache helicopter streamed video and metadata from an unmanned Gray Eagle over “extended distances.”

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Army command takes tactical network to the next level

The I Corps, which covers the Pacific theater, is using WIN-T Increment 2 to make Strykers into mobile headquarters.

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The future of autonomy has a strong human component

Human-machine teaming is at the heart of the military service's plans, leaders told lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

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Army looks outside the box in its Cyber Innovation Challenge

The service will use Other Transaction agreements, which operate outside normal procurement rules, to work on prototypes with non-traditional vendors.

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Army testing defenses against small, commercial UAS

During demonstrations this summer, the Army tested various counter-unmanned aerial systems platforms to address the growing threat posed by small drones.

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How cyber turns networks into weapons systems

Top commanders across the military have asserted that IT networks are not just services but warfighting platforms in the new cyber domain.

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Army, Air Force Acquisition Chiefs to Step Down

The departures of William LaPlante and Heidi Shyu will likely leave the Air Force and Army without permanent procurement leaders until 2017.