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Asymmetric warfare to drive C4ISR demand over next 5 years

Market research firm predicts the global market will be worth $93.04 billion by 2019.

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Mobile campus lets soldiers in Afghanistan continue their education

The Deployed Digital Training Campus delivers college and other courses to a networkede system via satellite.

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New radios to improve SOCOM’s tactical communications

Falcon III tactical radios will operate on wideband frequencies and provide video, voice, and data capabilities.

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Lockheed begins production of Navy’s automated aircraft test system

The $103 million contract calls for replacing aircraft test equipment with the next-generation eCASS.

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Orbiting surveillance system protects satellites from space junk

The Air Force’s Boeing Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite detects threats more quickly than ground systems, decreasing risk of damage by two-thirds.

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Army strikes deal for inflatable SATCOM antennas

The five-year, $400 million contract gives the Army, Marines and other commands access to the easily deployed devices.

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BAE to lead improvements for DARPA intelligence system

The Insight program will utilize forecasting algorithms and behavioral learning to determine threats.

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Northrop upgrades electronic warfare simulator

The Advanced Pulse Generator can be retrofitted onto any existing CEESIM system.

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Navy lab adapts WW II simulator for high-tech research

NRL refurbishes 1940s training equipment for current radar and communications research opportunities.

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Cyber Command gets big boost in spending bill

The omnibus appropriations bill passed by the House allocates $447 million for the command — up from $191 million in 2013 — though it also requires greater transparency.

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Air Force lab’s new 20-Tflop computer will mimic human brain

AFRL orders an embedded computing system from GE designed to simulate the nervous system’s pathways and will support next-generation radar systems.

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Army to merge, streamline multibillion-dollar IT contracts

The combined S32G and R2-4G contract vehicles will be valued at $36 billion and will be opened up to competition.

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Small satellite terminals could be open to cyberattacks

VSATs, which are widely used in military units and UAVs, are vulnerable if not configured properly, IntelCrawler says.

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Marines planning to virtualize desktops

The Corps’ System Command has issued an RFI looking for a VDI solution that can run on classified networks.

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Ferrell takes the reins as Army CIO

Former commander of CECOM takes over C4 strategy and LandWarNet 2020 initiative.

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Army names site for consolidated cyber command

Fort Gordon, Ga., will host ARCYBER, putting the Army’s cyber operations in one location for the first time.

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Air Force agrees to use OASIS for professional services

Officials signed an agreement to use OASIS and OASIS Small Business as the primary source for complex services ranging from project management to engineering.

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Air Force wants new tech for cross-domain, mobile info sharing

The service’s research lab is soliciting ideas through 2018 on multi-level security information sharing, both within the enterprise and out to mobile and tactical environments.

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Air Force lab wants to advance multisource analysis

The lab is looking for automated, real-time analysis of potential threats and activities performed closer to sensors in the field or in the air.

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Air Force to cut 900 civilian jobs, leave 7,000 others unfilled

Facing the pressures of a tightened 2014 budget, the service said it will use early retirement and voluntary separations reduce the workforce.