Defense Systems
Army launches $49.5 million anti-IED challenge
Twenty contractor teams will compete in a program to detect and identify explosives planted in culverts.
Defense Systems
Army awards $7.2 billion deal for integrated intelligence support
Twenty-one contractors will have to compete for individual task orders to support intelligence, information operations.
Defense Systems
Army turns to industry for better cyber capabilities
The Contracting Command is seeking white papers from contractors that can develop new cyber capabilities and approaches.
Science & Tech
The Army Wants to Use Its Own Secure 4G LTE Networks
The technology would triple the capacity and speed of the long-troubled Joint Tactical Radio System. By Bob Brewin
Defense Systems
Army to spend $23 million on landmine-hunting robots
The service awards a contract for the Autonomous Mine Detection System to detect, mark and neutralize buried explosives.
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Army looks to harness LTE for battlefield ISR
CERDEC is seeking possible providers of a deployable LTE network that would increase soldiers’ situational awareness.
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Army proposes new classification for cyber warriors
It takes three years to train someone in cyber operations, and the Army, which is doubling its cyber force, wants to keep them around.
Defense Systems
Army adds another $150M to ARL support contract
Seven companies will continue to work under the five-year deal, which now has a ceiling of $630 million.
Defense Systems
Army to put high-quality radar into smaller drones
A $99 million contract for small synthetic aperture radars expands the options for radar-equipped UAVs.
Defense Systems
Marine Corps, Army take autonomous convoys for a spin
Robotic vehicles react to IEDs and follow-the-leader in the latest demonstration of the Autonomous Mobility Applique System.
Defense Systems
Army's air defense simulator gets a big upgrade
The new Improved Moving Target Simulator fixes the glitches of its predecessor while providing more realistic scenarios.
Defense Systems
Army awards contracts for helicopters’ anti-missile defense
Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems will continue developing their demonstrators for the CIRCM program.
Defense Systems
In drone wars, dogfights won't be in the air but in the spectrum
All unmanned craft use an RF link, with makes them vulnerable, says the chief of the Army’s Electronic Warfare Division. DOD is looking for an electromagnetic advantage.
Defense Systems
Army lab to provide software analysis for Joint Strike Fighter
ARMDEC will independently double-check the F-35’s software systems for safety, airworthiness.
Defense Systems
Small device, big impact: Linking classified, unclassified nets at the edge
The CERDEC-developed cable connects radios with the Nett Warrior system, feeding soldiers’ locations into the shared operational picture.
Defense Systems
ARL to print 3D skulls to study the effects of shockwaves
Researchers are looking to replicate the human skull to prevent damage caused by the rapid changes in air pressure caused by explosions.
Defense Systems
Army awards $89 million contract for C3 support
ManTech will provide command, control and communications software support for combat operations, field logistics and training.
Business
The Army Will Lay Off 500 Majors This Month
The involuntary separations are part of the Army's plan to downsize to 490,000 soldiers by the end of 2015. By Eric Katz
Defense Systems
How one Army base is getting to 'net zero' energy use
Fort Buchanan uses an incentive-laden Army Corps of Engineers program to install solar, wind and water systems while cutting usage rates.
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