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Successful launch by MUOS-2 military satellite
MUOS-2 is part of a next generation narrowband military communication system.
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NGEN contract work stalled by protests
Harris Corp. and Computer Sciences Corp. filed protests against Navy’s decision to award NGEN contract to HP.
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Navy drone fails half of aircraft carrier landing attempts
Navy spokesperson has confirmed the X-47B completed two successful landings, aborted two other attempts.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff members discuss future of maritime forces
Adm. Jonathan Greenert and Gen. James Amos call for better command and control.
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China Loves the Navy’s GPS Landing System (and its Slide Decks)
Chinese researchers enamored by the Pentagon's Powerpoint skills
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Navy lands first unmanned combat aircraft on carrier
The X-47B successfully completed an arrested landing on the USS George H.W. Bush.
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Office of Naval Research department soliciting for RQ-21A drone improvements
Solicitation aims for innovation that will lead to future operational capabilities.
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Navy attempts to land drone on aircraft carrier for the first time
Successful execution would mean the Navy can deploy unmanned aircrafts without using other countries’ bases.
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Lockheed Martin's GPS III Non-Flight Satellite passes Air Force tests
The satellite will affordably replace aging GPS satellites in orbit and improve capabilities.
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Navy awards Raytheon $279.4M contract for next-gen jammer
The new system is expected to be fully operational by 2020.
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Naval Academy to use Lego kits for robotics education
The Naval Supply Systems Command Logistics center will solicit a sole-source procurement of Lego kits.
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Navy and Lockheed Martin demo UAS common control system
The new system allows operators to manage multiple UAS platforms simultaneously.
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Raytheon wins Navy contract to provide multi-INT surveillance system
Persistent Surveillance System designed to provide real-time decision-making for warfighters.
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Next generation MUOS-2 military satellite communication to launch in July
MUOS is designed for the mobile warfighter while retaining interoperability with legacy users.
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"Magicians" reborn as Navy's first squadron to operate manned and unmanned aircraft
Maritime strike squadron will fly both the MH-60R Seahawk and the MQ-8B Fire Scout.
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General Dynamics begins development of Knifefish UUV
An unmanned underwater vehicle that eventually will help protect the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships from mines on the seafloor has successfully passed through a critical design review and is now proceeding to the software and hardware development phases.
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Insitu completes first maritime flight of RQ-21A tactical UAS
Unmanned aircraft maker Insitu has successfully completed the first maritime flight of its small tactical unmanned aircraft system RQ-21A from a U.S. naval vessel.
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Navy makes enterprise push for cloud computing
The Navy will begin moving its systems that host publicly releasable information to commercial cloud service providers as a first step toward eventually deploying most of its systems to the cloud environment, said Navy CIO Terry Halvorsen.
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Northrop wins Navy tactical data link contract
The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a five-year, $80 million contract to upgrade and enhance a tactical data link communication processor that furnishes critical information about friendly and enemy activity during combat operations
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