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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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Air Force Academy unveils new network security major

Cadets will be able to take new courses in computer forensics and reverse software engineering, as well as political science and strategy.