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Why WMD-like treaties are unlikely with cyber

Christopher Painter, coordinator for Cyber Issues at the State Department, told Congress that curtailing the use of “cyber weapons” is complicated because, for one thing, the same tool used to attack can be used to protect networks.

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Army looking for tactical wireless receiving system

The request for information is looking for a fairly small, portable device capable of intercepting and transmitting a variety of analog and digital wireless signals.

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Navy looking to shore up weapons-systems cybersecurity

NAVAIR issues a solicitation addressing the networked nature of weapons and the vulnerabilities can exist.

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The Navy has seen the future and it's filled with drones

Naval officials have recently described how unmanned technologies will “fundamentally change the way the Department of the Navy operates in the future.”

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DARPA dives in to underwater navigation project

BAE was recently awarded a contract to work on DARPA’s Positioning System for Deep Ocean Navigation, an attempt to create a GPS-like system under the sea.

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Navy still focusing on the Next Gen Jammer

The plan to replace the 50-year-old jammer is designed to address rapidly proliferating threats in the electromagnetic spectrum.

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DOD cyber officials: Pace of threats calls for faster acquisition

At the Sea Air Space Exposition, top naval officials described how new technologies are needed – and needed quickly – to address the emerging threats in the cyber domain.

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DOD cyber official cites 'critical gap' in network defense

An incomplete understanding of the military’s networks hurts the ability to detect and respond to attacks, Cyber Command’s chief of operations says.

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Marine CIO: Sometimes the data just won't be there

In a contested spectrum, U.S. troops won’t always be able to count on information being available, and may have to revert to some "tried and true" tactics, Brig. Gen. Dennis Crall says.

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Services still adapting to the job of weaponizing the network

As cyber operations begin to fold more frequently into daily activities, the services are still discovering some growing pains.

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Navy's CANES installation ahead of schedule

One official said that, depending on ship availability, the Navy could complete installation of its consolidated enterprise systems as much as two years early.

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Guardsman conduct large-scale cyber training

Guard units from around the country wrapped up Cyber Shield 2016, which coupled training courses with live scenarios to prepare in the case of a cyber incident at the state level.

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DISA goes commercial for milCloud 2.0

The agency says the next version of its cloud computing service will be operated by a commercial provider, though on DOD property and strictly for DOD users.

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Cyber operations come out of the shadows

As the U.S. embarks on its first openly declared “cyber war,” how will offensive capabilities be applied in future conflicts against an array of enemies?

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Army's Cyber Blitz takes aim at cyber/EW convergence

In a recent two-week exercise, the Army tried to more seamlessly integrate cyber and electromagnetic spectrum operations, which is seen as a necessary response to emerging threats.

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Pentagon research chief: AI is powerful but has critical limitations

DARPA director Arati Prabhakar cautioned against artificial intelligence as a panacea to problems that still need a human element.

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DOD's Third Offset Strategy: what man and machine can do together

Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work provides some context to the plan to make use of autonomy and artificial intelligence.

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Despite advanced threats, DOD still banking on drones

While unmanned aerial systems could be rendered ineffective against more advanced adversaries, Defense Secretary Carter told Congress that the department will continue to invest in these platforms, which will play a role in deterring nations like Russia.

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ARL looks west to spur innovation

The Army Research Lab is following the lead of the Defense Department and establishing an office on the West Coast to link up with the tech sector.

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Internet of Things poses (manageable) cyber problems

Despite the vulnerabilities of increasingly connected devices, national security experts outlined manageable ways to curb these concerns.