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Navy picks small biz for IT systems upkeep
Advanced C4 Solutions Inc. will provide the Navy with a variety of IT services under a five-year contract with an estimated value of $41 million.
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Next-gen tactical radios garner NSA approval
Program has been in the works for six years and will bring next-generation technology to the warfighter.
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Navy gets assistance with tactical command support system
CACI International Inc. will outfit the Navy with a variety of information technology and software services under a $219 million prime contract.
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Navy makes $940M IED-jammer buy
Lockheed Martin Corp. will produce Improvised Explosive Device jammers for the Navy under a sole source, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling value of $940 million.
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NavAir admiral to lead Joint Strike Fighter program
Vice Adm. David Venlet has been nominated to serve as the new director of the troubled Joint Strike Fighter program, the staff from Defense News reports.
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Two get orders for multifunctional communications terminals
Data Link Solutions Inc. and ViaSat Inc. recently received orders for Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals that will be used on Army, Air Force and Navy platforms.
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Boeing readies UAS flight demonstrations
Boeing Co. will conduct a first flight to two different unmanned aircraft systems in the next 10 months as part of the company’s initiative to get its UAS business back on track, reports Amy Butler at Aviation Week.
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Burroughs to direct Navy PEO C4I
Rear Adm. Jerry K. Burroughs will take over as program executive officer for command, control, communications, computers and intelligence at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) San Diego.
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Navy awards C2 software development contract
Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a prime contract by the Navy to develop new command and control software for the Defense Department.
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Marines take automated logistics to next level
The Office of Naval Research has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. to embark on phase two of an automated logistics designed to enhance Marine Corps mission planning and execution.
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Navy orders additional shipboard Internet terminals
Harris Corp. will help Navy personnel at sea stay connected to home and handle routine activities online as a result of a follow-on order for 23 shipboard terminals worth $10.7 million.
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Navy gets assistance with submarine satellite connectivity
The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a new $10.2 million task order through the Integrated Topside program to help develop advanced satellite communications systems for submarines.
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Planners mull air-sea warfare in unmanned age
Nobody's quite sure how to wage and win an air-sea battle,and that's emerged as a topic of discussion by military planners and budget officials, reports Bill Sweetman in Aviation Week’s Ares Blog.
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Navy picks pair for shipboard network support
Contracts are for CANES program, designed to streamline and consolidated Navy information technology networks aboard its ships.
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Navy picks contractor to maintain high-profile systems
L-3 Communications will continue to provide systems engineering and technical support to the Navy under a five-year contract renewal that could be worth as much as $187.4 million.
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Marines bring solar energy to the battlefield
The Marine Corps is embracing renewable energy as a way to generate continuous electricity for communications and targeting systems on the battlefield.
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Competition heats up over cargo UAVs
The U.S. military is keenly interested in employing unmanned aerial vehicles to support cargo delivery and contractors are scrambling to position themselves to win contracts to produce such systems, reports William Matthews at Defense News.
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SPAWAR technologist evaluates pros and cons of cloud
More sophisticated search capabilities and closer ties with industry are needed to secure private and public clouds, technologist says.
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DOD tests secure data sharing in the field
The Defense Department is testing a novel form of network encryption that fuses standard encryption with bit-splitting data packets.
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