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Raising the stakes: NATO says a cyber attack on one is an attack on all
A new policy includes cyber attacks under Article 5 of the NATO charter, which—if invoked—could require member states to respond collectively.
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Army looks to harness LTE for battlefield ISR
CERDEC is seeking possible providers of a deployable LTE network that would increase soldiers’ situational awareness.
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Watch: DARPA’s future armored vehicles concept
The agency is looking to build smaller vehicles that would sense and dodge enemy attacks.
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Air Force restructures to better tie cyber to core missions
New definitions of information dominance and an internal reorganization seek to align cyber capabilities with strategic goals.
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Amid shrinking budgets, DISA turns to the commercial cloud
Commercial services would be able to coexist with the agency’s milCloud program, DISA’s vice director says.
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Marine Corps, Army take autonomous convoys for a spin
Robotic vehicles react to IEDs and follow-the-leader in the latest demonstration of the Autonomous Mobility Applique System.
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Army's air defense simulator gets a big upgrade
The new Improved Moving Target Simulator fixes the glitches of its predecessor while providing more realistic scenarios.
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MDA awards $25 million for missile interception modeling
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. will provide algorithms and models to be incorporated into simulations of thee Ballistic Missile Defense System.
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Efforts to track space junk continue to expand
DOD’s tracking website will release new positional information, while private companies partner up to build a new ground site.
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Army awards contracts for helicopters’ anti-missile defense
Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems will continue developing their demonstrators for the CIRCM program.
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China to debut its own OS amid cybersecurity concerns
Spying scandals and anti-trust investigations drive development of a homegrown Chinese operating system.
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DARPA: Atomic-level assembly could lead to new classes of materials
The new Atoms to Product program plans to develop ways to make human-scale products that have nanoscale properties.
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Future aircraft could have 'smart skin' that feels injuries
Networked micro-sensors could pave the way for aircraft—and other vehicles—that can detect damage and sense their environment, say BAE Systems researchers.
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DISA awards $450M deal for top-secret communications system upkeep
Harris Corp. will provide management and maintenance support for the presidential Crisis Management System for up to 10 years.
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Space Command wants better, cheaper (non-Russian) launch engines
The Air Force is considering commercial partnerships to develop a domestically produced booster propulsion system.
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Program would fortify armored vehicles without adding armor
DARPA’s is looking for technologies that could allow vehicles to dodge incoming fire or avoid enemy detection entirely.
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Lockheed demonstrates new maritime test bed for Navy
Simulated Aegis radar data was integrated with other ISR data to provide increased situational awareness in recent tests.
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Army lab to provide software analysis for Joint Strike Fighter
ARMDEC will independently double-check the F-35’s software systems for safety, airworthiness.
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DARPA mulls system-of-systems to network maritime operations
Distributed systems could act as a force multiplier, allowing naval forces to rapidly adapt to new challenges.
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