Defense Systems
Reaching out to tech firms
Each year, new network-centric technologies vying for command-level attention get a tryout at the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration.
Defense Systems
Neural nets find niche
Artificial neural networks are close to being deployed on Navy ships as part of a firedetection system, based on work that the Naval Research Laboratory oversees.
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GAO eyes global strike ISR
If the Defense Department wants to hit targets across the world with rapidly deployable weapons, it must better synchronize weapons development with the pace of advancements in ISR technologies.
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Wireless supply line
The Army is upgrading a wireless system designed to connect theater logisticians directly to their electronic ordering systems, which has been a Defense Department goal since Operation Desert Storm.
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A virtual plane for Navy techs
The Navy has found a better way to troubleshoot an aircraft. It commissioned American Systems to develop simulators for F/A-18C maintenance training.
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High Bandwidth
With mounting pressure for high-bandwidth connectivity for forces in the field, and concern about available satellite communications, a number of programs are seeking to revive an old technology — airships.
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GAO says FCS threatened by software bloat
The centerpiece program of Army transformation, Future Combat Systems, could collapse under the weight of poor software design.
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JTRS breach is a technicality
Reports of recent and sudden cost overruns by the military’s Joint Tactical Radio Program are inaccurate, officials from the JTRS joint program executive office said.
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