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Space sector efficiencies may help DOD save money, executives say
The commercial space industry is proposing a number of leasing options that might help the DOD trim costs.
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New satellite capabilities target UAV needs
UAV operations are driving new developments in waveforms and spacecraft to support mission needs.
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Blimp video caught soldier's surrender after Afghanistan massacre
A surveillance camera mounted on a blimp hovering above a combat outpost in Afghanistan captured video of the surrender of a U.S. Army staff sergeant who allegedly murdered 16 Afghan civilians during a shooting spree in Afghanistan.
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Satellite comms offers warfighters multiple data paths
To compensate for budget shortfalls and also meet the growing demand for bandwidth, DOD is being forced to come up with creative ways to meet warfighter communications needs.
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Domestic UAVs would be kept on tight leash
The Federal Aviation Administration is drafting a rule that would allow only unmanned aircraft of less than 55 pounds to be operated inside the United States.
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DIA takes the lead on developing a common desktop environment
Grant Schneider, DIA's deputy director for information management and CIO, discusses the path toward common links between the intelligence agencies.
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Battlefield intelligence to benefit from Web-based tool
A Web-based system that fuses real-time operations data and accumulated intelligence will be tested at the Network Integration Evaluation.
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Iran said planning to build UAVs for Venezuela
Venezuala's unmanned aerial vehicles most likely will be used for internal defense and probably won't be armed.
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Satellite 2012 to focus on hosted payloads, security
The Satellite 2012 conference will explore hosted payloads, network security and safeguarding satellite operations.
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Cyber threats emerging: AESA radar said vulnerable to cyberattack
But an Air Force general said the radar threat can be mitigated.
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One bad part dooms $72.8M Global Hawk
Screws holding a Line Replaceable Unit in the unmanned aerial vehicle apparently shook loose during a mission over Eastern Afghanistan making it uncontrollable.
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9 companies compete for Navy ISR contracts
The contracts for equipment and services could reach half a billion dollars if all options are exercised.
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Officials undecided about Global Hawk savings
Air Force officials have told the House Appropriation Committee's defense subcommittee that the service isn't sure what it will do with the money it saves by cutting the RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 unmanned aircraft program.
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DISA beefs up its ground game for better satellite services
DISA's Program Executive Office for Communications will focus in 2012 on the ground segment of satellite communications.
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Experimental UAV seeks to control deadly vibrations
An experimental unmanned aerial vehicle will use computing power to control "flutter" that can shake airframes apart.
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Mobile user satellite launch heralds shift to comms-on-the-move
The launch of the first Mobile User Objective System satellite in February marks a major step forward for the military’s communications-on-the-move projects.
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Hosted payloads and synergistic design alter military satellite landscape
The military is still striving to increase bandwidth, linking satellite and terminal design while turning to commercial suppliers for hosted payloads and more capabilities.
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Spy blimps may get shot down by delays, costs
The Navy has deflated its MZ-3A blimp, the Army’s airship has had development roadblocks and the Air Force may ground one of its large blimps.
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The unsolved case of the Army's missing bomb jammers
Thieves stole two Toyota Land Cruisers from a coalition base in Kabul, Afghanistan, that contained two sets of top-secret Duke radio frequency jammers used to block the signals that detonate remote-controlled improvised explosive devices.
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