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DARPA wants navigation chip to guide smart weapons
DARPA wants to reduce the military's reliance on Global Positioning System satellite guidance for advanced munitions, missiles and other weapons by putting a navigation system on a chip.
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Space Fence on track for final build-out
Raytheon recently completed a comprehensive preliminary design review of its Space Fence system designed to demonstrate the S-band radar's technical maturity in its ability to detect and track the increasing amount of space debris orbiting the Earth.
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Lawmakers contest Air Force personnel cuts
A number of U.S. lawmakers have gone on record with their opposition to proposed budget cuts by the Air Force.
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Cargo-hauling robots slated for testing in Afghanistan
The Defense Department plans to test in the harsh terrain of Afghanistan autonomous vehicles and legged robots that can haul gear for ground troops.
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Flynn nominated to head Defense Intelligence Agency
Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
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What can UAV analysts learn from 'Jersey Shore'?
The Air Force might soon be adopting practices used by reality television producers to efficiently manage the large volume of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data gathered from unmanned aircraft sensors and cameras.
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US allies' lax computer security puts cyber info sharing at risk
International initiatives aimed at developing better tools and methods to prevent cyberattacks is being undermined by poor computer security among U.S. allies, a senior Pentagon official said recently.
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Navy expo to focus on expeditionary force capabilities
The Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition will be held April 16-18 in National Harbor, Md., and Defense Systems staff will be at the show to provide timely and detailed coverage of speeches and presentations by top Navy and Marine Corps officials.
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Air Force puts new iPad buy on fast track
The Air Force Special Operations Command has announced another solicitation for Apple iPad tablet computers to store digital charts for its flight crews.
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NAVAIR plans 4G cell service for amphibious group
The Naval Air Systems Command plans to leverage commercial cellular technology to test the broadband communications capability aboard three ships in 2013.
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Cybersecurity bill slammed by privacy advocates
A proposed national blueprint for combating cyberattacks has received ample support from members of Congress and the private sector, but also has received plenty of vitriol from privacy advocates.
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UAVs cornerstone of DOD's 30-year aviation plan
The Defense Department intends to increase its armed and long-range surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles by at least 45 percent over the next decade.
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Biometrics at border crossings huge hurdle for CIA spies
The use of iris scanners and biometric passports at airports, hotels and business headquarters around the globe is making it difficult for CIA spies and secret agents in other nations to travel under false identities.
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Army's newest insignia reflects critical nature of EW
The Army has chosen golden yellow and black as the colors for the collar insignia and shoulder straps of its new Electronic Warfare warrant officers and noncommissioned officers designations.
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Lawmakers ask FCC to reconsider on LightSquared
A quartet of lawmakers has asked Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski to find a viable solution that will allow prospective wireless provider LightSquared to launch its planned 4G network.
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Navy sensor would hunt for pirate ships
The Navy is developing a sensor system for unmanned aircraft that would be able to distinguish a pirate vessel from other craft.
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Army event to focus on battlefield network improvements
The Army will assess capabilities and emerging C4ISR technologies that it will need for battlefield networks in the immediate years ahead during an upcoming event at Fort Dix, N.J.
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MIDS JTRS terminal advances to full production
The U.S. military is moving a software-defined networking terminal that distributes information from the Joint Tactical Radio System into full production, and it will be fielded soon on several key Air Force and Navy weapons platforms.
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Special Forces to use Aerosonde UAS for intel missions
Texton Systems' AAI unit has won a contract valued at about $600 million over three years to furnish its Aerosonde small unmanned aircraft system to the U.S. Special Operations Command.
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