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Navy delves deeper into undersea robotics
The U.S. Navy is developing new software programs to make its ocean-going robots more independent.
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Navy delays final solicitation for NGEN program
The Navy says it will not release its final NGEN RFP on Dec. 21 but will release a new draft.
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Navy, Northrop demonstrate manned-unmanned intell sharing
The Navy and Northrop Grumman share sensor data between manned and unmanned helicopters.
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Navy accelerates unmanned aircraft tests
Although the Navy may be late coming to the world of unmanned aircraft systems, it is now pushing the limits of UAS technology from the standpoints of capability and autonomy, Graham Warwick reports in Aviation Week.
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BAE, AVX to chase Navy unmanned rotorcraft deal
BAE has teamed with small helicopter manufacturer AVX to bid for the U.S. Navy’s Medium-Range Maritime Unmanned Aircraft System scheduled for fielding in 2019.
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Navy to activate first vertical UAV unit in 2013
The Navy plans to activate its first operational vertical take-off unmanned air vehicle unit in 2013.
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Basic training enters unfamiliar territory in cyberspace
Today's troops are getting the latest in high-tech training and education to learn how to combat a fast-moving cyber threat.
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Bluefin to build underwater robot for Navy's LCS
Bluefin Robotics has been awarded a subcontract from General Dynamics to design and build an unmanned underwater vehicle that will help crews of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ships to detect and identify enemy-laid surface mines.
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Navy completes UAS common controls demo
The Navy has successfully demonstrated its Common Control System for current and future unmanned aircraft systems in simulated missions at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division in China Lake, Calif.
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Navy taps BAE team for global C4ISR support
The Navy has awarded BAE Systems a contract potentially worth $132 million to furnish technical support for its command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance projects.
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Navy group to evaluate unmanned surface patrol craft
The Navy has sent three unmanned surface vessels to its Riverine Group One to evaluate how well the vessels perform the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities for which they were designed.
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Navy arranges network support for overseas cyber ops
Computer Sciences Corp. will support the Navy's overseas network, ONE-NET, under a contract that could be worth as much as $145 million.
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Navy seen fighting in satellite-denied conflicts
The Navy is looking at future operations where it might have little or no satellite communications or navigation.
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Navy to arm Fire Scout with laser-guided weapons system
The Navy’s Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has conducted a variety of reconnaissance missions, and now the service plans to arm it with a 70mm laser-guided rocket system to engage hostile targets in future clashes.
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Marines get smart phone network for humanitarian missions
Lockheed Martin has developed a tactical smart phone network designed to support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions undertaken by the Marine Corps.
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Navy to outfit an X-47B prototype with refueling gear
The Navy plans to add aerial refueling capability to one of its two prototype carrier-based X-47B unmanned aerial vehicles that are in the development stage.
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Navy expected to make single award for NGEN program
The Navy plans to select a single winner for its Next Generation Enterprise Network even though it issued two separate solicitations for the project, according to the market intelligence firm Deltek.
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Navy facility to assess Shadow UAS payloads
The Navy’s Unmanned Aircraft System Test Directorate plans to test new technologies and payloads for the Shadow Tactical UAS at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
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Northrop puts out call for UAV engineers
Northrop Grumman's unmanned aerial vehicles business is booming, and the company plans to add 150 new jobs -- mostly for engineers -- at its San Diego area plants where it manufactures the Global Hawk, Fire Scout and X-47B.
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