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Discrepancy over cyber responsibilities puts DOD at risk
A lack of clarity regarding who is responsible for cyber warfare operations within the Defense Department might make the military and its networks more vulnerable, a Government Accountability Office audit has determined.
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Navy awards ground surveillance imaging contract
FLIR Systems has won a contract worth up to $52.1 million from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division to furnish imaging technology for persistent ground surveillance.
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Military strives to lighten the load of comms gear
The military has multiple strategies for reducing the size, weight and power of warfighter communications equipment.
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Quadrotor Shrike joins small UAS family
AeroVironment has developed a quadrotor vertical take-off and landing small unmanned aircraft system named Shrike that can perch and stare while its high-resolution camera gathers video.
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Army to hold large-scale manned-unmanned air system demo
The Army will hold the largest demonstration to date of manned and unmanned aircraft systems interoperability Sept. 15 at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.
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Geospatial tech offers look inside Qaddafi compound
New satellite photos from GeoEye provide a detailed view of now-fugitive Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's Tripoli compound.
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New bomber program might include escort UAVs
The Air Force's next-generation, long-range bomber likely will be paired with unmanned reconnaissance support aircraft to help it successfully penetrate enemy airspace and make precision strikes.
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Harris gets order for WIN-T highband networking radios
Harris Corp. will supply more than 100 highband networking radio systems for the Army's Warfighter Information Network Tactical Increment 2 under a $16 million follow-on contract from Lockheed Martin Corp.
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Army schedules tech integration work at TRADOC
The Army has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin to deliver a wide array of enterprise IT architecture services to improve data management and information sharing at the service's Training and Doctrine Command.
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UAV swarm technology might aid recon, rescue efforts
Boeing is testing a teamwork concept for unmanned aerial vehicles that is derived from the concept of insect swarms.
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Translation tool aims to help soldiers converse with locals
A defense contractor has introduced a technology system that aims to give troops on the front lines access to a team of language interpreters in real time who can help them carry on a conversation with locals.
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Libyan rebels use tiny UAV for personalized recon
Libyan revolutionaries are using a tiny surveillance drone called Aeryon Scout to give them an aerial view of government forces independent from those provided by larger unmanned aerial vehicles and manned spy planes operated by NATO forces.
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Pentagon operates smoothly through 5.9 earthquake
The National Military Command Center at the Pentagon "maintained the watch" to ensure there was no loss of communications capabilities during the dramatic magnitude 5.9 earthquake felt throughout the East Coast Aug. 23.
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Pocketbots might become valued addition to battlefield gear
Pocket robots displayed at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conference in August might be the next major advancement in military robotics.
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LandWarNet to tackle cyber challenges in time of war
Defense Systems staff will provide comprehensive coverage of the LandWarNet 2011 conference, "Transforming Cyber While at War." Our reporters will be on hand to cover the breaking news on cyber command and control, joint and network visibility and protection, warfighter information infrastructure and persistent global threats.
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Navy ships now scanned in cybersecurity inspections
Cyber inspections will now be performed on 900 command units in the Navy as part of a new routine.
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Air Force hammers out cyber warfare structure
The military has yet to develop the analytical structure to anticipate the effects of offensive cyber weapons and the command structure to approve their use although it is working toward such ends.
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DOD scales back JTRS ground mobile radio buy
Defense Department officials told lawmakers that a major scaling back of the Army's Joint Tactical Radio System's Ground Mobile Radio program will save the department as much as $15 billion in projected costs.
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Navy, Army team on unmanned helo purchase
The Navy says it plans to join forces with the Army to purchase a medium-sized, unmanned helicopter that might be operational in five years.
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