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Navy cyber command to get new commander
Rear Adm. Michael Rogers has been nominated to succeed retiring Vice Adm. Barry McCullough as commander of the Navy Fleet Cyber Command/Tenth Fleet.
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Rogers selected to lead Navy Cyber Command
President Barack Obama has nominated Navy Rear Adm. Michael Rogers to serve as commander of the Navy’s Fleet Cyber Command and the 10th Fleet at Fort Meade, Md.
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Navy seeks underwater drone to prowl high seas
The Navy is seeking prototypes of a robot that can stay at sea for months at a time to help boost maritime awareness around the globe.
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Navy at-sea network passes key milestone
Critical design review moves Navy's CANES program moves closer to completion.
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Navy releases RFIs for $14.5B NGEN program
The pair of RFIs focus on data centers and software-as-a-service with cost savings as an overriding theme.
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Officials balk at proposed $800B in military budget cuts
President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have proposed more than $800 billion in defense cuts, but DOD leaders warned of serious consequences.
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Navy CIO issues guidance on data center consolidation
The Navy has placed a moratorium on investment in increased data storage capacity unless officials can determine that existing space is insufficient and that it is more cost-effective to expand an existing Navy or Marine Corps enterprise or regional data center
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Fire Scouts in theater outshine test performances
MQ-8B Fire Scout robotic helicopters deployed to Afghanistan and the USS Halyburton are performing well, despite findings in an earlier report citing problems with the drone's data links and mission failure rates, Navy officials say.
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Greenert to take over as Navy CNO, Ferguson as vice CNO
Adm. Jonathan Greenert has been appointed to serve as Chief of Naval Operations, and Vice Adm. Mark Ferguson to serve as Vice CNO, the Defense Department said July 21.
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Flawed Fire Scout charms Navy
Despite its major flaws, the Defense Department is planning to double its order of the MQ-8B Fire Scout robotic helicopter.
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Ship-building talks ongoing between Navy, General Dynamics
General Dynamics and the Navy continue contract negotiations for two destroyers.
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Navy test replicates UAV landing on carrier
The successful test of a carrier touchdown of an F/A-18D surrogate aircraft, which replicated maneuvers of unmanned aerial vehicles, is another step closer to the 2013 goal of an autonomous landing of a UAV on an aircraft carrier, the Navy says.
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Navy, Marine Corps begin UAS cargo tests
The Navy and Marine Corps are moving forward on the first of two UAS tests.
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Unmanned sailing vessel set for next sea trial
The latest prototype of the experimental Harbor Wing unmanned surface vessel will set sail this September from San Diego in a trial designed to further test its ability to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
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Navy takes spiral approach to cyber acquisition
The Navy is developing new acquisition strategies to meet rapidly evolving global cyber threats.
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Navy wants Boeing to study carrier-launched drones
Boeing has received a contract to make sure a drone designed for surveillance and strikes flies by 2018.
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Army explores idea of joint VTOL drone
The Army has provided an addendum to a Navy analysis of alternatives to determine whether the two services can meet their needs for vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aircraft through a joint program.
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Navy Fire Scout crashes during Libya operations
A U.S. unmanned helicopter crashed June 21 while undertaking a reconnaissance mission as part of NATO's continuing air campaign against Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi.
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Navy's cyber unit scans horizon for new challenges
The Navy's Fleet Cyber Command/10th Fleet is looking beyond situational awareness to new challenges.
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