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ONR working on a new electro-optical defense for Navy ships

The CESARS program aims to protect ships against optically guided missiles, attack craft and drones.

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DISA awards $469M deal for global content delivery

Hewlett-Packard will provide content delivery service and work to upgrade the system to meet future demands.

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Navy awards $89M contract for submarine communications

Raytheon will deliver 25 of the high data rate systems for Navy and U.K. subs.

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Navy gets two more underwater mine-hunting drones

Bluefin Robotics delivers the fourth and fifth UUVs ordered under a $15 million contract.

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Special forces aiming to lock down BlackBerry 10 devices

The command wants an "integrity agent" to ensure devices can operate in a trusted state and resist any kind of tampering.

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Army moves logistics processing to IBM's Hybrid Cloud

The move adds data analytics and other tools to help improve performance and cut costs.

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DISA soliciting bids for $4B global network project

The Global Network Services contract aims to create a single, high-speed network encompassing all wired and wireless communications.

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Air Force plans major program to defend against avionics hacks

The service’s $49.7 million AVAMP program looks to protect aircraft and avionics systems from physical, remote and supply chain attacks.

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17 companies win spots on $5.8B NetCents 2 contract

The vendors will compete for work in support of network operations and infrastructure for the Air Force and other military services.

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Air Force awards $84M deal for electronic warfare simulations

The VIEWS II program will focus on testing the sensors and architectures that fuse data from multiple sources, including the F-22 and F-35.

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Air Force adds another 10 companies to NetCents 2

The awards, which follow four successful protests last year, double the number of companies on the applications services contract.

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Air Force orders $91.6M worth of EW jammers from Raytheon

Contract modification calls for 250 more MALD-J missiles, which can fool enemy radars by impersonating friendly aircraft.

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Navy sets Innovation Cell industry day

Program will set forth process for contributing enterprise IT solutions to PEO EIS.

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Handheld imaging tool makes light work of aircraft inspections

AFRL's HIT improves the quality of images while taking equipment weight from 1,200 pounds to 18 pounds.

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Navy adds $54.5M modification to C4ISR contract

The Space and Navy Warfare Systems Command issued a contract modification to L-3 for continued work until 2016 on C4 systems.

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Air Force weather satellite explodes in orbit

The 20-year-old satellite was no longer being used for forecasts but leaves more than a ton of space junk behind.

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MDA adds to Lockheed contract for missile defense system

The modification covers continued support for integrated control of missile systems, sensors and operators.

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Navy looks to add sensor/targeting array to Special Ops planes

The service wants a multifaceted electro-optical system for C-130J transport aircraft.

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DISA's $1.6B deal with VMWare on hold after protests

Other companies say the agreement with the virtualization provider creates a competitive disadvantage.

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Can a handheld device detect IEDs?

The Army is looking to put ground penetrating radar and other advanced sensors into a light handheld device with a versatile interface.