Defense Systems
Brace for shift
Gen. George Casey, the Army’s chief of staff, frequently speaks about how we have entered a period of persistent conflict.
Defense Systems
STRATCOM chief of staff gets nod for DISA directorship
Army Major General Carroll F. Pollett has been nominated for the directorship of the Defense Information Systems Agency, and command of Joint Task Force – Global Network Operations.
Defense Systems
The weakest (hyper)link
The threat to sensitive information on DOD's unclassified networks gets a helping hand from inside.
Defense Systems
JTRS, WIN-T related products on display on LandWarNet expo floor
LandWarNet attendees who wandered onto the expo floor today were able to see a demonstration of voice, streaming video and situational awareness data transmitted over a radio network using the Soldier Radio Waveform (SRW), showing off the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) compatibility of Harris' Falcon III AN/PRC-117G.
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AKO to add blogging, wikis and Facebook-like features as it approaches its billionth user served
In a session on the "State of the Union" of Army Knowledge Online and Defense Knowledge Online, AKO/DKO project manager Col. Earl Nobel said that additional Web 2.0 capabilities, including blogging, wikis and a social networking function similar to Facebook, will be added.
Defense Systems
Letters from the editor: Transformation
Defense Systems magazine has a renewed focus and a new design. In the past few months, we’ve been working toward a relaunch of this magazine to align it with what’s become the permanent evolution of networkcentric warfare and the reality that blurs the lines between the logistics chain, the back office and the front lines.
Defense Systems
APP speeds medical supplies
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded three contracts to General Dynamics Information Technology to help streamline and strengthen the military’s medical supply chain.
Defense Systems
Army prepares test of new wireless war game gear
In August, the Army will conduct its first functional field test of a wireless tactical training system that it will eventually embed in Future Combat Systems vehicles and weapons systems.
Defense Systems
Waved off
Once again, errors in the procurement process have thrown a major Air Force program’s future into doubt. And critics say that the Government Accountability Office report’s damning tone in this case indicates a wider problem in defense procurement.
Defense Systems
Instant picture
Instead of a visual scan that can take several minutes with a periscope, the camera can provide an instant full view of the surface.
Defense Systems
Drills test NMCI system
The Navy and a contractor hold drills to measure the capability of workers to maintain the continuity of operations of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet
Defense Systems
Back to the future
The future of the Army’s Future Combat Systems, from strictly a technical standpoint, would seem fairly certain at this point.
Defense Systems
The risks of thinking big
There’s no crime in thinking big. However, as seen in the case of the Army’s gargantuan Future Combat Systems project, there are practical limits to how big a project can be.
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Shifting frequencies: The Joint Tactical Radio System is a key element in DOD’s shift to network-centric operations
The changes made in the JTRS radio program have changed the game of development and procurement of communications gear — and might have provided a new model for joint systems development
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Serving those who served
Serving those who served-Hire a Hero uses social networking to help veterans
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