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Drastic funding cut proposed for EMARSS program
A House panel wants to trim $524 million from the Enhanced Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance System, the Army's intelligence collection, processing, and targeting platform.
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Soldier Radio Waveform passes lab test for interoperability
Military test engineers have successfully completed the testing in a laboratory setting of the Soldier Radio Waveform to communicate real-time data across waveforms installed on radio platforms from multiple vendors, announced the Joint Program Executive Officer for the Joint Tactical Radio System.
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U.S. cannot afford to wait for international cyber controls
With international cyber regulations nowhere in sight, the United States must move forward on establishing its own cyber policy, according to an expert speaking at a forum sponsored by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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U.K. produces YouTube videos on cybersecurity
The U.K.'s Ministry of Defence produces a series of cheeky videos on cybersecurity for military members.
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Marine aviators in Afghanistan turn to iPads
Marine aviators are among the latest addition to the growing ranks of military personnel using mobile devices.
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Army to take Afghanistan fight to the Web
The Army is looking for a new type of soldier -- one that can take the fight in Afghanistan to the World Wide Web.
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Marines purchase new vehicle-mounted sensors
The Marine Corps has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a contract for vehicle-mounted and portable sensor systems needed for remote surveillance on the battlefield.
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Marines to make major computer equipment buy
The Marine Corps is planning to spend $880 million to buy desktop and laptop computers and also rugged tablet computers through a five-year hardware contract.
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Navy leaders to share program strategies at IT Day
The AFCEA-NOVA Chapter will host its 10th Annual Naval IT Day on June 9, and Defense Systems staff members will be on hand to provide comprehensive coverage of the event.
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Top 20 defense contractors
Washington Technology ranks the top 20 defense contractors based on their prime contracts in IT, systems integration, engineering services and professional services.
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British Defense Ministry under steady barrage of cyberattacks
The British Defense Ministry is engaged in a “continuous battle” with foreign intelligence agencies and criminal organizations bent on exploiting its users, corrupting its systems and stealing sensitive information, said British Defense Secretary Liam Fox.
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DOD: Northrop's new Global Hawk not mission ready
The RQ-4B Global Hawk Block 30, Northrop Grumman's latest drone design, has failed the Pentagon's testing requirements. Is it back to the drawing board?
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How Boeing's Phantom Ray rose from its ghostly grave
What seemed like a risky decision for Boeing in 2007 when it chose to perfect the Phantom Ray unmanned jet fighter on its own eventually might pay off in spades for the aerospace contractor and the U.S. military.
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New technologies will project U.S. power in Asia: Gates
The United States will use many of the latest weapons and technologies in its arsenal to maintain a strong military presence throughout Asia to protect its allies and help guard shipping lanes, said Defense Secretary Robert Gates June 4 in Singapore.
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Dempsey says military must adjust to viral reality
President Obama's nominee for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, said June 1 that U.S. armed forces must be able to adapt to viral events such as the so-called Arab Spring.
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Subcommittee puts Emarss in a funding tailspin
The House Appropriations defense subcommittee has proposed cutting $524 million from a key manned aerial reconnaissance program operated by the Army.
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Army readies on-demand imagery tool for battlefield use
The Army will deploy this summer in-theater DARPA's Heterogeneous Airborne Reconnaissance Team system to enable soldiers to download on-demand video from the service's aircraft onto mobile computing devices.
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DOD needs to use public, human intell more in Afghanistan
The Defense Science Board says the U.S. military should quit relying so much on electronic intelligence and expand to get publicly available info and develop human intelligence.
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Aircraft buying plan would double UAVs by 2020
A new 30-year aircraft buying plan submitted by the Defense Department to Congress predicts that the number of unmanned aerial vehicles in the U.S. arsenal will double over the next nine years.
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