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Air Force wants human-machine teams for ISR analysis
AFRL’s Human Analyst Augmentation branch is looking for human-centric technologies to improve analysis of sensor data.
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'System on a chip' a boost for next-gen RF communications
DARPA researchers demonstrate an all-silicon SoC transmitter that could make RF systems smaller, lighter, cheaper and better.
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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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Squad X aims to 'organically' integrate sensors, comm, data for small units
DARPA's program wants to bring a full, near-real-time operational picture to the infantry squad.
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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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Air Force certifies SpaceX launches for future contracts
The private space launch company is now qualified to compete for the Air Force’s EELV program.
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3 companies get contracts for a satellite-launching space plane
DARPA’s XS-1 program aims to develop a hypersonic unmanned craft that can launch payloads from suborbital altitudes.
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Top 20 defense contractors, 2014
Defense companies dominate Washington Technology’s Top 100 list of federal contractors.
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Air Force mulls secretive sensor research center
The SIRCUS program would investigate how to measure sensor exploitation performance and sensor development, and require up to Secret-level clearances for contractors.
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Autonomous vessel for tracking silent subs is under construction
Expected to be launched in 2015, DARPA’s unmanned ACTUV would track diesel submarines for months at a time.
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Air Force asks court to dismiss SpaceX lawsuit
SpaceX shouldn’t be allowed to challenge the core rocket contract because the company didn’t respond to original RFP, the Air Force says.
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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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DARPA wants more efficient, jam-resistant RF communications
The HERMES program is looking to develop new technologies to deal with malicious jamming and an increasingly congested electromagnetic spectrum.
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Navy awards $35M contract to boost C4ISR info sharing
Lockheed Martin is to improve the way Navy sensors will collect, share and display data.
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Air Force awards $1.86B contract for next two SBIRS satellites
Lockheed Martin gets the go-ahead to finish the fifth and sixth satellites in the early missile warning and infrared surveillance system.
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4G LTE and other high-speed tools ready for the battlefield
The Army boosts bandwidth at forward deployed posts with a fast, secure Wi-Fi network.
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Navy wants to take big data into battle
ONR calls for ideas on a framework and analytics tools to help with warfighting efforts.
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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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UAVs, C4ISR systems aren’t always reliable, Pentagon report finds
Acquisition assessment also finds major defense contractors maintain profit margins despite cost overruns and schedule growth.
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