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Navy awards $89M contract for submarine communications
Raytheon will deliver 25 of the high data rate systems for Navy and U.K. subs.
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How technology has changed intelligence collection
Advancements have enabled signals intelligence to supersede relying on human sources in the field, but progress has come with shortcomings of its own.
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DARPA wants to plumb the depths of an underwater Internet
The agency is looking for technologies to expand high-bandwidth communications and networking below the surface.
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Army awards $36M deal for tactical communications support
General Dynamics will produce and repair components of the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 1 network.
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Army says intelligence system is getting easier to use
The service plans to reduce complexity and improve training for DCGS-A, which has met with criticism and resistance from users.
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Special forces aiming to lock down BlackBerry 10 devices
The command wants an "integrity agent" to ensure devices can operate in a trusted state and resist any kind of tampering.
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Reusable rocket race heats up with Vulcan
ULA rolls out a new U.S. rocket with reusable components, while SpaceX again narrowly fails to recover a spent launcher.
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Day of the LOCUST: Navy demonstrates swarming UAVs
ONR, in another breakthrough for autonomous technology, shows how a team of small drones can work together to protect an asset or attack an enemy.
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Pentagon's near-zero power plan could change the game for wireless sensors
DARPA's N-ZERO program would make devices that lie dormant but aware until triggered by a specified event.
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Blue Origin reports progress on new U.S. rocket engine
The BE-3 engine could serve as a future upper stage, and represents a step toward replacing the Russian-made RD-180, Jeff Bezos says.
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Marines, DARPA show what real-time air support looks like
The prototype Persistent Close Air Support System dramatically cuts the time from identifying a target to delivering a strike.
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Air Force begins construction of Space Fence tracking system
The system, being built by Lockheed Martin, will greatly increase the amount of orbital debris the service can keep tabs on.
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Air Force putting data analytics into a smart targeting platform
A data analytics specialist is working to develop a targeting system to automate what is now a manual process.
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Air Force awards $84M deal for electronic warfare simulations
The VIEWS II program will focus on testing the sensors and architectures that fuse data from multiple sources, including the F-22 and F-35.
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In mapping future tech, DARPA cites drone, ISR success stories
In its biannual report envisioning future military systems, the agency also lauds one-time new technologies for their effectiveness.
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Northrop splits ISR division to expand space business
The company also is building a $20 million Maryland Space Assembly and Test facility to focus on expanded payload production.
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Watch: How an airborne 'system of systems' attack would work
A DARPA video shows how the SoS concept could be applied to air operations involving manned and unmanned aircraft.
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STRATCOM commander: Threats from space are real
Adm. Cecil Haney outlines the dangers in space, from debris to potentially hostile space vehicles.
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Russia's hybrid warfare tactics gain upper hand in Ukraine
U.S., NATO officials call for better readiness against the tactic, which uses information warfare, cyberattacks, economic strategies and other steps to destabilize a country before the tanks roll in.
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