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Navy, Army teams to take home GCN Awards

A Navy mobile app and the Army's consolidated logistics support system are among the projects honored in this year's awards.

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Navy awards $1.7B in C4ISR installation contracts

M.C. Dean and Honeywell will install and certify systems on ships and subs and at shore stations around the world over the next four years.

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Navy adds $29M worth of radios for global satellite system

The latest batch of Digital Modular Radios from General Dynamics will work with the Mobile User Objective System.

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ONR's 'game changing' research could greatly expand wireless network capacity

One scientist's award-winning work could allow more users on a network at faster speeds, even for covert messaging.

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Navy leaders: Future rides on unmanned systems

Not just in the air, but in an undersea network comparable to the interstate highways system, Navy leaders told a crowd at CSIS.

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At Black Dart, military takes the battle to drones

The large-scale exercise, involving all the military services, industry and some allies, seeks to refine defenses against a growing threat.

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Navy's reign in patent rankings continues

Researchers earned rights for projects ranging from predicting pirate attacks to ensuring better health for deployed troops.

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Navy awards $97M deal for radar jammers

Exelis will provide the latest versions of the jammers used to protect carrier-based Hornets from electronic warfare threats.

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Navy, Marines order up more Blackjack UAS

A $78 million contract modification calls for six more of the drones used for ISR and target acquisition on land and at sea.

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China’s New Islands Are Clearly Military, U.S. Pacific Chief Says

Adm. Harry Harris, head of U.S. Pacific Command, says the vastly expanded reefs now look exactly like combat bases for fighters, bombers, ships, and surveillance.

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RoboBoats show off their moves in ONR competition

The 16-team competition is the latest event in the Navy’s ongoing effort to develop autonomous capability.

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Navy adds $155M contract for electronic warfare systems

Lockheed Martin will continue to deliver SEWIP upgrades under the new deal.

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Navy awards up to $228M for unmanned maritime systems

Seven companies will compete for work focusing on countering naval mines and improvised explosives in the Pacific.

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Navy hires Lockheed for shipboard electronic warfare upgrades

The SEWIP contract for $8 million could be worth as much as $59 million.

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Navy forks over $9.1 million for XP support

Deal covers 100,000 computers still running the OS, which Microsoft debuted in 2001 and stopped selling in 2010.

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Navy boosts Raytheon's contract for Next Generation Jammer

The $13 million contract modification support development of the service's next electronic warfare weapon.

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Navy awards $60.9M deal for maritime drone program

Northrop Grumman will supply support for its BAM-D Global Hawk.

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Navy making faster work of software upgrades

Sometimes little things, like “eradicating” XP, make a difference.

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Navy awards a second $478.6M contract for joint tactical radios

The award to Data Links Solutions, identical to the recent deal to ViaSat, brings the total committed to MIDS JTRS terminals to nearly a billion dollars.

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Marines using virtual reality to lighten real-world load

The Office of Naval Research ETOWL, a 3D computer simulation program, lets users load up an avatar to study the stress points on warfighters.