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Unmanned ground vehicles show their stuff at Robotics Rodeo
The Army offered a variety of vignettes for unmanned ground vehicles in its third Robotics Rodeo.
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Army selects contractor for tactical intel project
The Army has selected a contractor to support its Vigilant Pursuit system.
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Army's long-endurance airship days away from flight testing
The Army is preparing a massive airship outfitted with enough surveillance gear to do the work of a dozen unmanned aerial vehicles for service in Afghanistan.
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Joint Staff’s new initiatives in cyber and defense IT will have DOD-wide impact
MG Mark Bowman, C4 Director and Joint Staff CIO, on the rationale behind the re-establishment of the Joint Staff's J6 directorate and new initiatives related to enterprise architecture and IT efficiency.
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Here’s what they’re saying about WIN-T Inc 2’s just-completed IOT&E
COL Edward Swanson discusses the results of the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation of on-the-move communications at the Army's Network Integration Evaluation 12.2.
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What's the answer to better geospatial intelligence?
The military has grown so good at collecting data that it risks suffocating in its own success.
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Despite shortcomings, MQ-1C Grey Eagle is 'game-changer'
While the reliability rate of the Army's MQ-1C Grey Eagle is not where it should be at this point in time, it is offering greater capabilities to the warfighters that it supports on the battlefield.
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Army on cusp of rolling out comms network to frontline units
The Army is trying to more closely align network and vehicle modernization goals.
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Army lab debugs C4ISR technologies before field testing
The Army has launched an effort to make it easier to test and integrate technologies before personnel in the field must depend on them.
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DARPA, Invincea partner on secure Android smart phones
DARPA and the Army Research Laboratory have awarded Invincea a contract to enhance security for Android smart-phone and tablet platforms for use at the tactical edge of the battlefield.
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Everything you want to know about the Army’s NIE 12.2
NIE 12.2 served as a critical milestone to validate a network and communications architecture that will serve as a foundation for all future Army combat communications.
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Demand grows for tactical unmanned aircraft
The military services and industry are accelerating deliveries of small and medium-class unmanned aerial vehicles in response to a growing demand for their presence on the battlefield.
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The real savings in data center consolidation is in the applications
The Army will achieve much bigger savings in the future from IT operations when the service can eliminate application duplication and prepare apps for movement to other environments.
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Napper moving to Cyber Command; NETCOM commander named, too
Army Maj. Gen. Jennifer Napper has been reassigned to a key post at the U.S. Cyber Command.
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Army moves forward with competition for passive RFID
The Army has issued a request for proposals for Passive Radio Frequency Identification II products and services.
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Army places new order for nimble ground bots
The Army has placed a second order for a nimble ground robot that can explore dangerous objects and places.
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Warfighters to app writers: Who better to develop mobile applications
As a part of its broader mobile device efforts, the Army has begun training efforts to teach soldiers how to write their own apps and then make them available for download.
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Are the US military services in sync for net-enabled warfare?
It might seem as if the Army's strategy for tackling hybrid threats and the Air Force and Navy doctrine for AirSea Battle go off in different directions at a time when strategic synthesis is sorely needed in light of shrinking defense funding, but do they really?
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Army struggles with key financial data system
Army financial and system managers did not reengineer the Logistics Modernization Program system to perform Procure-to-Pay functions correctly, leaving the program open to fraud and poor bookkeeping.
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