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MUOS satellite network could go online by spring
Lockheed Martin said the Navy accepted the fourth satellite in the global network this week.
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Navy backs development of first 'data barge'
A startup is building the first floating data center at a naval facility in California.
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Bomb lab acquires D-Wave quantum computer
Los Alamos National Laboratory, which helps oversee the U.S. nuclear stockpile, will use the D-Wave machine to study "quantum annealing."
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Pair of mesh reflectors boost Navy’s satcom network
The reflectors on satellites in the MUOS constellation help increase communications capacity 16-fold.
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Keith Alexander's cyber startup draws backing
The former NSA director's firm, IronNet, will use the cash infusion to scale his line of cybersecurity products.
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The military is making big plans for nanoscale materials
HRL Laboratories, a joint venture of Boeing and General Motors, is developing processes to assemble strong, extremely lightweight nanoscale materials for DOD systems
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Wideband SATCOM terminals heading to sea
Norsat International gets a $2.7 million subcontract for maritime VSATs, or very small aperture terminals.
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Survey: IT hurdles hinder big data adoption
A survey by Unisys finds that federal managers believe in big data and analytics but are concerned about a lack of IT infrastructure to support it.
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LGS acquires communications developer Axios
The deal could help LGS compete for NetCents 2 work.
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Is China building its first homegrown carrier?
Reports say satellite imagery shows possible carrier construction in a northern Chinese port.
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Orbital ATK to supply boosters for ULA's Atlas V, Vulcan
The expanded partnership could help bring down costs, as ULA faces competition from SpaceX for future Air Force contracts.
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Carter again pushes for DOD-commercial tech links
The defense chief calls for more and faster innovation as threats evolve and the technology base goes global.
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Russian hacker group taps satellite links for attacks
The sophisticated APT group Turla and at least two others are masking their attacks by exploiting unencrypted IP satellite links, Kaspersky Lab says.
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Fears rising over traffic jam in space
The commercial satellite industry is increasingly worried about space junk and lack of accurate warnings from DOD satellite trackers.
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Oshkosh grabs huge armored vehicle contract
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle will replace vulnerable Humvees on the battlefield, after the Army awarded a $6.7 billion deal that could eventually grow to $30 billion.
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Open source effort targets the trouble with joint avionics
The Future Airborne Capability Environment seeks to deliver common avionics components for all three services.
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The Internet of Arms will be slow to emerge
While the Internet of Things is growing, security and other risks will slow its growth in the military, a market watcher predicts.
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DOD study: Climate change is a security threat -- right now
A report to Congress warns that the effects of global warming are no longer a "long-term risk."
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Lockheed Martin begins layoffs at NORAD
Pink slips come in advance of GAO ruling on contract protest.
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