Defense Systems
DOD identifies 30 key warfighting capabilities
The Defense Department has published a list of 30 warfighting capabilities it says it needs to fight in any setting around the globe in the future.
Defense Systems
LightSquared asserts latest GPS tests rigged
LightSquared and a former FCC chief engineer said Jan. 18 that the Global Positioning System test devices that were used recently to test the company's new network were rigged by makers of GPS receivers and government end users to produce "bogus results."
Defense Systems
Boeing gets nod for two more WGS satellites
The Air Force has authorized Boeing to develop and launch the eighth and ninth Wideband Global Satcom satellites.
Defense Systems
Fourth WGS satellite scheduled for launch
The Air Force will launch the fourth Wideband Global Satcom Satellite into space tonight as part of the continuing effort to deliver more communications bandwidth to warfighters.
Defense Systems
Argus One airship undergoes initial testing
The World Surveillance Group has completed an initial demonstration of its Argus One unmanned airship at the Energy Department’s Nevada Test Site.
Defense Systems
Unmanned systems, networks struggle with reliability tests
Army networks and unmanned systems did not perform well overall in meeting reliability thresholds when tested in fiscal 2011.
Defense Systems
F-35s, UAVs may be caught in budget battle
With limited money, the Air Force may have to choose how much to spend for unmanned aerial vehicles and funding its advanced fighter.
Defense Systems
France wants to provide NATO with Heron UAV
France has offered to furnish the Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicle to NATO for ground surveillance operations despite technical and financial problems related to the purchase of the Israeli-made UAV.
Defense Systems
Army taps BAE for head mounted displays
The Army's Program Executive Office Soldier has awarded BAE Systems a contract to furnish head mounted displays.
Defense Systems
Powerful sensor on unmanned helos headed for Afghanistan
By spring, soldiers will remotely pilot a helicopter to see across major portions of Afghanistan through the Autonomous Real-time Ground Ubiquitous Surveillance Imaging System.
Defense Systems
5 nations expected to join wideband satellite program
The United States is close to wrapping up an agreement with five more nations to support the Wideband Global Satellite (WGS) constellation program.
Defense Systems
NATO aircraft in Afghanistan increase surveillance flights
NATO has drastically scaled back the number of air strikes it conducts in Afghanistan while boosting the number of aircraft surveillance missions.
Defense Systems
Air Force shifts UAS operating systems to Linux
The Air Force might have switched the control systems from its unmanned aircraft systems from Windows to Linux in the wake of a virus outbreak with the the former, according to security professionals.
Defense Systems
Air Force awards contract for third and fourth GPS III satellites
The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $238 million contract to build the third and fourth satellites in the Global Positioning System III constellation.
Defense Systems
Boeing plans EMARSS aircraft delivery to Army in December
The company plans to deliver four EMARSS intelligence-gathering aircraft in December, an official says.
Defense Systems
US resumes unmanned aircraft strikes in Pakistan
The United States has resumed unmanned aerial vehicle strikes in Pakistan, returning to an established pattern of U.S. intelligence and military operations in the region after a two-month halt.
Defense Systems
Navy wants self-navigating unmanned cargo aircraft
The Navy is soliciting bids for an unmanned vertical takeoff and landing program that would produce an aircraft capable of resupplying Marine units in isolated parts of Afghanistan.
Defense Systems
Coast Guard buys Unisys product for mobile workers
A new terminal allows Coast Guard workers to securely access agency networks and data when traveling.
Defense Systems
3 pressing needs of next-gen electronic warfare
The next generation of warfare will require sophisticated electronic and directed energy weapons.
Defense Systems