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Panel: Warfighters want more flexible intelligence systems
Members of the defense intelligence community participating in a panel at the 2009 DODIIS Conference said that flexible systems would make it easier for them to carry out specific intelligence missions.
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DOD develops radio technologies to overcome spectrum limitations
The pressing need of ground troops for wireless communications is sparking new research into dynamic spectrum allocation.
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VSAT proves crucial to battlefield communications
VSAT technology, which allows for real-time voice, video and data transmission without communications infrastructure or line-of-sight positioning, is proving to be an indispensable tool for military command and control.
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Ground mobile program worth the wait
JTRS Joint Ground Domain Program Manager Col. Daniel Hughes discusses the progress of engineering efforts to enhance wideband communications capabilities for Army and Marine vehicles.
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Satcom at a crossroads
The Defense Department wants to lock in commercial satellite support to sustain key military applications.
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Data Packets
Top defense officials are moving to cancel the FCS program and transfer spinouts to a another program. GAO has warned of problems with GPS satellites. Intell community CIOs report progress on technology integration. The Air Force Personnel Center plans to move its personnel support applications to a software-as-a-service model. And a Marine Corps general urges tailoring C4ISR to small units.
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Joint Forces commander blasts tech planning
Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis criticizes the “wrongheaded thinking” of military planners in recent years who placed too much emphasis on the role of technology in winning wars.
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Military Sealift Command gets engineering assistance
General Dynamics Information Technology has received a $47 million contract from the Navy's Military Sealift Command.
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Bid made on phase two of Army missile defense project
Northrop Grumman submitted a bid this month for the second round of a competition to serve as the prime contractor for an integrated Army air and missile defense system.
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DISA scouts for technology professionals
DISA is looking for new employees, including some with IT expertise.
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Air Force to get nonlethal microwave defense system
Boeing Co. will develop a microwave defense system for the Air Force under a $38 million contract.
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Companies launch UAV joint venture
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products and Elbit Systems of America have formed a new company named UAS Dynamics LLC, to provide unmanned aerial systems to the Defense Department.
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Two up for top information warfare posts
The Obama administration has nominated Maj. Gen. Dennis L. Via to head up Army C4 Systems and Gen. William T. Lord to serve as chief of warfighting integration for the Air Force.
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Possible budget cuts would restructure FCS
The budget request would cut funding by more than $600 million for the Future Combat Systems program.
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Contractor team to pursue CANES
Lockheed Martin Corp. is partnering with four information technology companies to pursue the Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services contracting opportunity.
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Air Force gets assistance with space ops
Northrop Grumman Information Technology will support Air Force space control capabilities under a new contract.
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Testimony: DOD space programs beset by troubles
DOD’s space-based communications and intelligence gathering infrastructure is troubled with outdated procedures, bloated goals and inadequate oversight, resulting in canceled programs and billions of dollars in cost overruns, House panel is told.
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Data Packets
The Navy held an industry day for the Next Generation Enterprise Network and also issued a request for proposals for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program.
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DARPA continues with Phase 3 of ISIS
Lockheed Martin won the prime contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to design, build and flight test a model of a high-altitude, autonomous airship featuring advanced radar for theaterwide surveillance and tracking.
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