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Army CIO to receive C4ISR support
Science Applications International Corp. will furnish technical and management support services to the Army’s Chief Information Officer under a newly awarded contract.
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Project seeks to ensure Army has adequate radio spectrum
Alion Science and Technology Corp. will provide radio-frequency spectrum modeling, simulation and analysis to the Army.
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iRobot pushes robots into new territory
Joseph Dyer, president of the Government and Industrial Robots Division at iRobot, discusses how the mission of ground robots is evolving beyond bomb disposal to include direct support for combat missions.
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Art of creating a Manet takes masterful engineering touch
Engineers are working to overcome difficult architectural and design challenges associated with mobile ad hoc network technology that would serve warfighters at the far edges of battlefields.
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Communications relay grows with expansion of UAV missions
Unmanned aerial vehicles outfitted as communications relays are being pressed into service in Afghanistan, where mountainous terrain interrupts ground signals and overburdens satellite communications services.
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Tech refresh brings HD video to Aegis
Advances in commercial technology for high-definition digital video are being incorporated into the Navy’s Aegis combat system.
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Data Packets
The Air Force has unveiled a blueprint for fielding an entire family of unmanned vehicles during the next 40 years and established a centralized authority to oversee all network directory and e-mail services in a move to boost security.
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Navy taps Raytheon for radar concept studies
Raytheon Co. will perform concept studies that the Navy will use to resolve gaps in its air and missile defense radar (AMDR) capabilities under a $9.9 million contract.
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Navy awards command and control support contract
SAIC will provide prime command and control solutions to the Defense Department under a five-year contract valued at more than $196 million.
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DOD analysts tailor battlefield intell for tactical units
U.S. joint forces and coalition partners participated in a coordinated exercise this month aimed at figuring out how best to coordinate vast amounts of intelligence data gathered by satellites, drones and manned aircraft.
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U.K. Defence Ministry awards air surveillance deal
IBM Corp. will continue maintaining an air surveillance system for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence under a five-year, $38 million (23 million pounds sterling) contract.
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Contractor earnings reflect changes in defense spending
Second-quarter earnings reports reveal defense contractors that are focused heavily on high-tech capabilities needed for fighting insurgencies are doing better than those more heavily invested in conventional warfare.
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Retired Army Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg joins Cubic
Cubic Corp. has hired former Army Lt. Gen. Joseph “Keith” Kellogg to be senior vice president for ground combat programs.
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Advanced communications satellite passes key milestone
Lockheed Martin Corp. has completed final thermal vacuum testing of a next-generation communications satellite for the Defense Department and is ready to embark on final integrated system testing.
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What next after TSAT?
A California satellite communications provider is touting its new satellite as a possible solution to some of the Defense Department’s high-speed, broadband communications needs.
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Air defense centers to remain in familiar hands
A General Dynamics unit has won a $67.7 million contract to furnish technology services for air defense systems.
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Army transmissions office to get C4ISR upgrade
Apptis will provide overall management, engineering, integration and acquisition support for the Army's Command Center Upgrades Special Projects Office.
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Data Packets
The Army validated its Network Service Center; the Government Accountability Office highlighted lessons learned from the canceled Future Combat Systems program; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms dominate the Paris Air Show; and a Marine Corps command in Iraq turned to wide-area network optimization during a headquarters relocation.
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Radars perform double duty as high-speed data links
Contractors Raytheon and L-3 Communications have combined efforts in a joint development program that might turn synthetic aperture radar systems into nodes on a high-speed, mobile ad hoc network.
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