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SPAWAR putting in place building blocks of a unified IT network
As the Navy migrates to a future net-centric enterprise, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) has been charged with putting in place the building blocks for a unified, global network that converge some large-scale IT integration and development efforts that the command has underway.
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Raytheon to build sensor netting system for Navy
A Raytheon unit has received a Navy contract to produce a sensor netting system designed to boost the air defense capability of U.S. fleets.
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General Dynamics to advance Marine Corps C2 system
General Dynamics C4 Systems has won a contract from the Navy to support the second phase of the Marine Corps' Common Aviation Command Control System.
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Radar functions increase as developers shift to software and digital modules
A changeover to more digital components is enabling new, sophisticated techniques for radar.
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Northrop to upgrade software for Navy's Fire Scout UAV
The Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a one-year, $28 million contract to provide software development support for the Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle.
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Mine-seeking drone sub tested in Persian Gulf exercise
The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet based in Bahrain has tested a prototype of an unmanned underwater vehicle designed to detect mines in the course of a multinational naval exercise in the Persian Gulf.
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Logos nabs Navy persistent ground surveillance contract
The Navy has awarded Logos Technologies a contract for Kestrel persistent ground surveillance systems.
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Navy buys common data links for MH-60R helos
The Navy has awarded L-3 Communications a $27.9 million contract to build and deliver a common data link system that enables broadband connectivity between MH-60R helicopters and their host ships.
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Navy, Marines train on tactical UAS with its own launcher
The Navy successfully completed a launch of its newest small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS) on Sept. 10 at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake without using a runway.
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Common display systems to boost Navy situational awareness at sea
DRS Technologies has won a contract to furnish common display systems to the Navy and boost situational awareness for sailors.
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Navy purchases more electronic jammers to fight IEDs
The Navy plans to purchase additional countermeasure transmitters for the Counter Radio Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare program.
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Navy selects contractor for tactical data link work
The Navy has awarded a new contract for tactical data link radios to support U.S. and coalition forces.
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Navy adds 12 new contractors to C5ISR program
Twelve will provide command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services to U.S. Navy.
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X-47B to undergo lengthy testing before autonomous carrier landing
The Navy plans to conduct a battery of tests on its X-47B before it attempts the unmanned aircraft's first completely autonomous aircraft carrier landing scheduled for some time in 2013,
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UCLASS requirements approval expected soon, Navy says
The Navy expects formal approval of the requirements for its unmanned carrier-launched surveillance strike (UCLASS) aircraft in early fall.
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Ball Aerospace tests SATCOM on-the-move antenna
Ball Aerospace and Technologies has successfully demonstrated its Mobile Multifunction Low-Cost Array system, a prototype X-band SATCOM on-the-move, phased-array antenna.
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DOD to expand database on human research
A Defense Department initiative on medical research is looking to solve a problem shared by a lot of government agencies -- how to make use of the vast amounts of data generated by its programs.
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Military services mull future of large UAVs
For manufacturers of large unmanned aerial vehicles, there was only a hazy picture of what direction that market will take at the recent Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International's Unmanned Systems North America 2012 conference.
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Portable intel station would meet needs of small ships
The needs of smaller vessels in the U.S. Navy fleet for video sharing capabilities might be met in the future by a portable video-sharing station.
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