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Air Force looks to get proactive on cyber defense

Cyber deception and self-repairing code are among the techniques that AFRL is looking to develop.

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Air Force adds Airbus to hosted payloads contract

The company will compete to host Air Force communications on commercial satellites.

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Air Force adds ship-based radar to missile-detection network

The Cobra King system will use dual state-of-the-art radars for ballistic missile treaty monitoring and verification.

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DARPA explores next-generation imaging radar

Researchers are looking to develop a system that can make 3D images without the platform or target motion that is traditionally required by SAR.

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ONR demos advanced electronic warfare system at RIMPAC

The EWBM allows sailors to react faster to incoming threats and optimize the use of electronic warfare assets.

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Air Force: SBIRS upgrades would cause delays, increase costs

Senate’s proposal to upgrade the early-warning satellites’ sensors could endanger the constellation’s operational capabilities, a report says.

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ARL to print 3D skulls to study the effects of shockwaves

Researchers are looking to replicate the human skull to prevent damage caused by the rapid changes in air pressure caused by explosions.

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Army awards $89 million contract for C3 support

ManTech will provide command, control and communications software support for combat operations, field logistics and training.

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NGA awards $335 million contract for Map of the World project

BAE Systems will provide support and develop new data sources for the integrated geospatial intelligence tool.

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Air Force’s 30-year plan seeks 'strategic agility'

The service sees its biggest challenge as adapting and responding to change at a rate faster than its adversaries can, the new strategy document says.

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NGA plans to turn 2D images into 3D

The agency is looking for ways to create automated 3D point clouds from satellite images.

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Researchers look to unlock the potential of synthetic biology

A DARPA program wants to make engineered organisms, which could create new sensors, coatings, drugs and other products, more robust, stable and safe.

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ARL explores dual-sensor gunfire detection, location

Logos Technologies, under a $9.7 million contract, will integrate audio and visual systems onto aerostats to detect hostile gunfire, explosions.

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US says China conducted secret anti-satellite weapons test

China is developing its ability to destroy satellites in orbit, which undermines stability in space, say State Department officials.

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Navy planning to put laser weapons on helicopters

Expected to complement traditional weapons, the HELWS laser could be used to attack low threat targets or incoming projectiles.

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9/11 Commission: History could repeat in cyber realm

Ten years after their report, the authors warn of complacency in the face of a growing threat from state actors.

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MDA wants to upgrade anti-counterfeiting plant DNA process

Applied DNA Sciences uses botanical DNA to provide authentication and protect the DOD supply chain from bogus electronics.

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DOD falls short in measuring SBIR effectiveness, GAO says

The program has successfully transitioned technologies, but more data could improve acquisitions processes, according to the report.

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Air Force gets a move on dynamic cyber defense

The C2PD program is looking to incorporate Moving Target Defense into an existing command and control framework.

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ULA launches Air Force's 'space neighborhood watch' satellites

ULA launched the first two satellites in the Air Force’s formerly secret Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program on July 28, after several days of delays.