Defense Systems
Drastic funding cut proposed for EMARSS program
A House panel wants to trim $524 million from the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System, the Army's intelligence collection, processing, and targeting platform.
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Marines purchase new vehicle-mounted sensors
The Marine Corps has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract for vehicle-mounted and portable sensor systems needed for remote surveillance on the battlefield.
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New Army lab will speed up radio testing
New testing laboratory will put radios through realistic evaluations to judge their technical maturity.
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DOD: Northrop's new Global Hawk not mission ready
The RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 30, Northrop Grumman's latest drone design, has failed the Pentagon's testing requirements. Is it back to the drawing board?
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How Boeing's Phantom Ray rose from its ghostly grave
What seemed like a risky decision for Boeing in 2007 when it chose to perfect the Phantom Ray unmanned jet fighter on its own eventually might pay off in spades for the aerospace contractor and the U.S. military.
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Subcommittee puts Emarss in a funding tailspin
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee has proposed cutting $524 million from a key manned aerial reconnaissance program operated by the Army.
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Aircraft buying plan would double UAVs by 2020
A new 30-year aircraft buying plan submitted by the Defense Department to Congress predicts that the number of unmanned aerial vehicles in the U.S. arsenal will double over the next nine years.
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Mobile network at Empire Challenge has the RITE stuff
The Relevant ISR to the Edge is in the spotlight at Empire Challenge 11. The program enables servicemembers, using their mobile phones, to access the data they need, but does it work on the battlefield?
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Advanced sensors might help resolve ISR data overload
DARPA's most cutting-edge intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tools are born out of creative, critical analysis that harnesses ideas and technologies ahead of the curve.
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Navy has some clever ideas for future robots
While the Navy has not been as gung-ho about robots as the Army and Air Force, it certainly envisions a greater role for robots in its future fleets and capabilities, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead said May 17 at the Ocean Tech Expo in Newport, R.I.
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Don’t miss your chance to help build a UAV
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is calling on anyone interested in helping design a small, next-generation unmanned aerial vehicle to log on to a special website and participate with others in the effort.
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Air Force seeks even smarter space satellites
The military is seeking a more grown-up version of its current satellites, one that can take care of itself, according to a new solicitation request.
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Tech allows drone video feeds through eyepiece
New technology developed by a retired soldier allows for live viewing during combat of drone feeds via a tiny eyepiece.
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Army radio program sparks Nunn-McCurdy breach
Army's Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radio program triggers the Nunn-McCurdy breach.
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Gadhafi turns to floating bombs to disrupt NATO efforts
NATO forces enforcing the maritime embargo on Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi May 16 blew apart with small arms a rigid-hull inflatable boat carrying about one ton of explosives and two rubber mannequins to deceive military forces of its intent as it headed toward the port of Misurata.
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Army seeks goggles for soldiers to drive ground robots
The Army wants goggles that would enable a soldier to navigate a ground robot.
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Where was the stealth helo in bin Laden raid modified?
The H-60 Black Hawk helicopter used in the May 2 raid on Osama bin Laden's compound might have been modified with stealth technologies and materials at Sikorsky's Hawk Works near Elmira, N.Y.
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Special Ops to expand unmanned aircraft arsenal
The Special Operations Command is moving closer to the award this summer of a contract for a new mid-endurance unmanned aircraft system.
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Army takes a fresh look at unmanned recon choppers
Army officials said they are preparing to field unmanned spy helicopters by mid-decade.
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