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Special Operations awards $390M radio contract
The command gives Harris Corp. a 6-year deal for specialized tactical communications hand held radios.
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Navy awards $91.7M deal for next phase of electronic warfare program
Raytheon will work on Block 3 of SEWIP, which will give ships an electronic attack capability.
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Hatch-mounted satellite system keeps Marines updated in-flight
The system provides network access, real-time video and other tools for crisis-response teams right up until they arrive on a battlefield.
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LGS acquires communications developer Axios
The deal could help LGS compete for NetCents 2 work.
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Army, partners work toward better battlefield intelligence collection
The annual Enterprise Challenge tests intelligence technologies in real-world scenarios for the Army, other DOD agencies, contractors and coalition forces.
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Simple but effective: How TALONS extends ships' ISR
The system, a joint project of DARPA and ONR, uses a parafoil to put equipment into the air and boost a ship’s communications range.
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IC embraces open source intel, even if it is double-edged
Members of the Intelligence Community, academia and industry are making use of social media and other open source intelligence, because terrorist groups do the same.
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Army staging largest ever joint-forces network exercise
NIE 16.1 incorporates coalition and other U.S. forces, setting the stage for the multinational Army Warfighting Assessments.
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Orbital ATK to supply boosters for ULA's Atlas V, Vulcan
The expanded partnership could help bring down costs, as ULA faces competition from SpaceX for future Air Force contracts.
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Carlisle: Overworked airmen can't train for future threats
The commander of the Air Combat Command tells a CSIS audience that RPA crew members are doing "zero continuation training because they’re all engaged in the fight."
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New Reaper variant stays aloft longer
The Air Force and General Atomics have successfully fielded an Extended Range version that significantly increases the Reaper’s flight endurance.
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Army awards $72M deal for Saturn Arch anti-IED support
Leidos will support the program, which uses high-powered sensors to detect IEDs and other threats from the air.
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New chamber is a big deal for radio frequency testing in Army vehicles
CERDEC has opened a large anechoic chamber—that is, one that disallows echoes—that will improve RF testing and could be a game-changer for WIN-T
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Chem-bio-nuke teams test briefcase communications system
The portable GRRIP lets response teams set up quickly and send back data and imagery from potential disaster sites.
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Why drones could play a more limited role in future conflicts
Countries like Russia and China have anti-aircraft capabilities that terrorists don’t have, an Air Force official says.
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Navy, Raytheon move closer to airborne EW attack capability
Tests in Alaska demonstrate swappable electronic warfare payloads with a range of over 500 miles.
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As the Arctic heats up, military targets cold-weather tech
DOD is looking for C4ISR, power supplies and other technologies that can function at 60 below zero.
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DOD, intel community building joint space ops center
The center will track military and intelligence satellites, while testing ways to improve operations.
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Stratcom and NRO continue space intel partnership
The heads of U.S. Strategic Command and the National Reconnaissance Office signed a collaborative agreement to ensure continued strengthening of U.S. space enterprise resilience.
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