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Navy looks to advance cyber defense

The Navy wants algorithms that can be used for malware detection and to distinguish between legitimate and malicious traffic.

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Navy arranges support for joint special ops programs

Science Applications International Corp. will provide technical and engineering services to the Navy under a five-year task order that could be worth more than $351 million if all options are exercised.

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Navy plans social network for off-duty hours

The Navy plans to develop an internal social network that will track what service members want to do during their off-duty hours.

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Navy schedules support for ship modernization

Alion Science and Technology will provide acquisition management support to the Navy for modernization of various ships under a new contract.

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Military could lose its technological edge, top official warns

The Pentagon's waning information superiority raises questions on future approaches to protecting its networks from attacks.

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Navy commissions cyber defense command

The Navy is the third military service to establish a cyber organization that will eventually report to the U.S. Cyber Command.

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Navy CIO Robert Carey talks Web 2.0

The Navy needs Web 2.0 technologies to communicate and collaborate with those outside of the military, says Navy CIO Robert Carey.

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Electronic warfare goes on the offensive

The effort to build and deploy a aircraft-jamming pod that contains electron pulses, information-scrambling data streams and invasive algorithms will see the pendulum swing toward using electronic warfare in the attack mode.

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Navy plans internal blog on IT

A new Navy blog that discusses information technology will be available only to members of the Navy and Marine Corps.

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Netted Iridium ‘radios’ prove indispensible in battlefield test

A yearlong test in Afghanistan of Netted Iridium phones that offer instant communications via satellite network has proved a major success.

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Navy hoists anchor on fleet infrastructure buildout

The Navy is expected to award initial technology development contracts to two contenders for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program, a key part of the service's strategy to streamline its C4ISR systems and acquisition programs.

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Tactical communications satellite ready for testing

The military’s Mobile User Objective System satellite moved one step closer to orbital delivery in January when its communications system module was attached to its propulsion core.

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Testing the Navy's integrated future

Rear Adm. Michael Bachmann lays out Team SPAWAR’s road map for the coming year — a map with several significant milestones.

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Navy lines up modeling and simulation support

SAIC has won a task order worth up to $249 million over five years to support Navy modeling and simulation activities in the Washington, D.C. area.

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Navy helicopter gets data transmission upgrade

Lockheed Martin Corp. will enhance the data transmission capabilities of Navy MH-60R helicopters under a $14.7 million contract.

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Naval Surface Warfare Center to upgrade systems

General Dynamics Information Technology will provide information technology and engineering services to the Navy under a five-year, $18.6 million contract.

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Joint Strike Fighter to get better targeting abilities

The stealth fighter plane will be fitted with new sensor technology.

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Navy funds autonomous submarine for coastal surveillance

The Navy is funding the development of an autonomous submarine that gathers military intelligence information in coastal waters and harbors by deploying and operating small unmanned underwater vehicles, reports John Keller at Military & Aerospace Electronics.

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Naval War College escalates gaming tech

Cubic Corp. will provide wargaming and analytical support to the Naval War College under a contract worth $6.5 million over five years.

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Navy calls up support for LCS program office

The Navy has awarded a contract worth up to $169 million over five years to Computer Sciences Corp. to furnish a wide array of support services to the Littoral Combat Ship Program Office.