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Navy networks ship’s gunnery systems
An augmented reality helmet fuses information from a ship's gunnery liaison officer and weapons system into an easy-to-interpret visual format for the gunner.
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'Gap filler' GPS upgrades advance
Lockheed Martin completes design reviews for current, future GPS ground stations.
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Navy continues electronic warfare upgrades for ships
A $149 million contract to Lockheed Martin is the latest step in a long-running program to improve the service’s ability to detect and defend against a variety of threats.
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Air Force, ULA agree on the process for certifying Vulcan launch vehicle
The agreement could help streamline the evaluation process; the Space and Missile Systems Center expects to sign similar agreements with SpaceX and Orbital-ATK.
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Navy awards $350M in contracts for Triton UAS program
Northrop is to produce three low-rate initial production systems for the high-altitude surveillance drones, ticketed for persistent surveillance missions in the Pacific.
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Navy selects five to support Maritime Global Command and Control System
The companies will provide systems engineering, software support and other services for GCCS-M, which gives commanders an integrated, multilayered common operating picture.
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High anxiety: US needs resilient satellites, nets to avoid a space crisis
A new assessment highlights the potential for an instability crisis in space as the United States and China vie for the high ground.
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Air Force moves ahead with GPS III preparations
The service gives Lockheed Martin a $395 million contract modification for work on the ninth and tenth of the 32-satellite constellation.
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Pentagon wants an imaging sensor that can think
Under the ReImagine program, researchers seek to develop a programmable array of pixels that can use machine learning to react to what they’re seeing, as a way to improve situational awareness.
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DARPA goes to next phase of Squad X
The research agency awards Lockheed a contract to continue work on bringing a command-and-control view to the squad level.
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DARPA wants air traffic control for low-flying drones
The Aerial Dragnet program calls for identifying and tracking UAS flying below 1,000 feet in urban areas where line-of-sight is not available.
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Air Force exercise lets small businesses test battlefield tech
During the recent Tech Warrior exercise, technologies developed under AFRL’s SBIR program took the field in combat scenarios.
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Navy awards $108M deal for more Fire Scout unmanned helicopters
Northrop Grumman will deliver 10 MQ-8C systems, which can operate from land or sea, providing a wide range of ISR.
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Navy pumps up the power on MUOS-capable radios
Milpower gets a $29.5 million contract to provide power amplifiers for the Digital Modular Radio, the military’s first standard software-defined system.
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Marines to get 'ground-breaking' radar under $376M deal
The G/ATOR system, made by Northrop Grumman, combines the functions of five previous systems while using air cooling and other features to cut costs.
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'Radio whispering' promises a great leap in wireless communications
UC San Diego researchers working with DARPA show how to make a low-power, lightweight system that can take advantage of unused frequencies and avoid interference.
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US expands its foreign drone sales to Canada
The Navy reaches an agreement to send a five-aircraft Blackjack system up north.
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New small UAV could be soldiers' future eye in the sky
The National Training Center hosts operational tests of the ISR drone, which the Army said is so new it hasn’t been named yet.
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Navy adds to digital imaging deal for submarines
A contract modification with Lockheed continues a program to give periscopes a sharable video capacity.
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