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An ISR drone in your pocket
Natick researchers are adapting a 16-gram, remotely operated helicopter that could send real-time video to soldiers and squads, indoors or out.
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NERO jams aboard a drone in Army test
Flights show that a Gray Eagle can carry out electronic attacks currently handled by C-12 aircraft.
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ARL, TARDEC work to defeat laser threats that could blind soldiers
Wavelength-diverse lasers, which are difficult to filter out, could be used to blind tank gunners and attack soldiers’ eyesight.
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Army moving enterprise apps to core data centers
The migration also involves removing unused and redundant applications.
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3D bioprinting: Repairing burns, other traumatic injuries with new cells
Army researchers, part of a consortium of universities, hospitals and others, work on printing healthy cells onto serious wounds.
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ARL finds new ways to measure the fog of war
To build a better smoke grenade, the Army’s EETRANS can measure how obscurants transmit visual, infrared waves.
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DOD’s biometric terrorist ID upgrade ready for another close-up
Version 1.2 of ABIS, which proved lacking in tests last year, passes one round of tests and moves on to the next stage.
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Base-by-base, Army modernizes its crypto
A CERDEC team of engineers is touring bases in the United States and abroad, replacing antiquated devices with standardized, 21st-century units.
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Army's next-gen hybrid helicopter program nears next stage
Future Vertical Lift managers will pick which vendors will move on toward flight testing.
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Even in communications exercises, the cyberattacks are real
The Army-run JUICE, in which military, civilian and international components test joint emergency response, also draws the attention of hackers.
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Intelligence agencies, Army team up to tackle interoperability standards
Army, DIA, and NGA want to leverage each other’s technologies, connect strategic intelligence to tactical operations.
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Army to test low-altitude UAV flights
The Maneuver Battle Lab and Georgia Technical Research Institute will try out software for high-speed, close-to-the-ground autonomous navigation.
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Army adding to its supply of Manpack radios
General Dynamics and Rockwell Collins are delivering 1,500 more of the two-channel, software-defines battlefield systems.
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How virtual reality helps improve weapons quickly, cheaply
The Army’s SWeET simulation system can display customized scenarios and instantaneously collect ballistics and user-response data.
Policy
Army Begins Investigation Into Bergdahl’s Capture
Maj. Gen. Kenneth Dahl will lead the effort—but the Army says it will not include formal questioning of Bergdahl himself, at least not right away. By Billy House
Policy
Will Sgt. Bergdahl Stay in the Army?
Amid questions of whether or not Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl left his post in 2009, the Army makes plans for him to stay. By Molly O’Toole
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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Is Back in the U.S.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl faces a long recovery and many questions as he finally returns to the United States after being held by the Taliban for 5 years. By Molly O’Toole
Policy
Hagel Fires Back at Bergdahl Criticism in Congress
At a hearing Wednesday, Defense Secretary Hagel lectured House Armed Services Committee members about war, saying the Bergdahl deal was the right call. By Molly O’Toole
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Army, Navy fund Northrop for electronic warfare system
The company will produce pre-production units of its advances radar warning receiver and electronic warfare management system for aircraft.
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