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Navy to add more “virtual desktop infrastructure”
Navy engineers hope to cut costs by moving more computing to a remote server.
Defense Systems
Pentagon cyber report said cyber trails help track attackers
Cyberspace has become a “safe haven” for threat networks to lurk and hatch schemes.
Defense Systems
U.S. Navy develops stronger lasers
High energy magazines power new shipboard weapons.
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Lockheed leverages radar, sensors for Aegis destroyers
Lockheed Martin is hoping the new administration will support efforts to upgrade the radar, sensors and processors used for the combat systems on the ships.
Defense Systems
Navy fast-tracks new Electronic Warfare sensor
Lockheed is developing an EW pod for Sea Hawk helicopters to help with anti-ship missile defense.
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DOD R&D spending declined over last decade, CRS said
Although IT and telecom services fared better than other spending categories, research spending by industry partners has overtaken government R&D spending
Defense Systems
Northrop upgrades Fire Scout drone software
New contract adds capabilities and expands applications to new ships, such as Littoral Combat ships and destroyers.
Defense Systems
Navy networks ship’s gunnery systems
An augmented reality helmet fuses information from a ship's gunnery liaison officer and weapons system into an easy-to-interpret visual format for the gunner.
Defense Systems
Navy Will Expand Undersea Drone Operations
Navy Will Expand Undersea Drone Operations
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USMC looks to augment amphibious ops with unmanned systems
With amphibious operations growing increasingly dangerous in contested coastal areas, the U.S. Marine Corps is considering more equipment and tactics for automated and unmanned tasks.
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Navy updates radar software on stealthy Zumwalt
Raytheon officials say the plan is to start activating and operating the radar before the ship's arrival on the West Coast.
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