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Intelligence agency has a cold plan for faster, cheaper supercomputing
IARPA launches a program for cryogenic computing that could hit exascale levels while drawing considerably less power than today’s fastest machines.
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IG: DOD has dropped the ball on IPv6 transition
Report says the department needs to make a priority of enabling IPv6, which is seen as essential to handling all the new Internet-connected devices coming online.
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DISA takes on defense of DOD networks
The agency's new role, part of the plan for an integrated defense, will allow the U.S. Cyber Command "to function at the operational level of war."
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DOD approves new mobile security credentials
PIV-I credentials from Operational Research Consultants could allow limited access for more than 40 million DOD partners worldwide.
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Mobile satellite network gives Army swift artillery support
The Soldier Network Extension allows forward units to share target information from anywhere on the battlefield.
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Handheld chemical detector can now sniff out explosives
With a few small add-ons, Army scientists adapt the familiar JCAD so that it can identify explosive residue.
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Air Force explores more efficient, jam-resistant data links
The service is looking for feedback on higher-frequency directional links that can increase capacity, spectral efficiency and jam resistance in tactical environments.
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Navy's widgets enable control of multiple unmanned vehicles
SSC Pacific researchers build an open-source cloud-based system that allows control of unmanned vehicles from a Web browser.
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Pentagon program would hitch rides with commercial satellites
DARPA’s Phoenix program has released the specs for its plan to launch detachable payloads with commercial communications satellites.
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Hagel’s 'game-changing' strategy to focus on tech, innovation
The Defense Innovation Initiative aims to improve every aspect of DOD operations, particularly with regard to cutting-edge technologies.
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Nanotech process a breath of fresh air for submarines
The SAMMS technology offers an environmentally safe way to purify the air without the bad smell and hazardous waste created by the current system.
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With SWAT, Air Force out to boost its electronic warfare skills
The program will run sophisticated simulations to evaluate the latest technologies in the fight to control the spectrum.
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DARPA-funded soft robotics program is a Big Hero
An inflatable robotic arm developed at Carnegie Mellon under DARPA’s M3 program served as the inspiration for Baymax in the hit movie.
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Air Force getting a grip on its cyber weapons
At Hanscom AFB, the service is centralizing control of the six cyber capabilities classified last year as weapons systems.
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Army takes the next step on Force 2025 tactical system
Teams at Fort Bliss complete the latest tests of WIN-T Increment 2, bringing real-time battlefield intelligence to the company level.
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DARPA wants to turn large planes into aircraft carriers for UAS
The agency is looking for ideas on how to adapt aircraft such as a C-130 or B-52 to enable small unmanned aircraft to go on long-range missions.
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Army lab developing small drone with insect-like vision
The palm-sized UAV is a step toward autonomous platforms that can work with small units and individual soldiers.
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Air Force hospital adds Ebola-zapping robot
The Xenex system uses xenon ultraviolet light to rid rooms of a full range of viruses.
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Tiny drone with brain-like chip learns on the fly
HRL Labs, working under a DARPA program, gives early flight to artificial intelligence.
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Harvest time: Wearable gear generates its own power
The Army is testing technologies that could take batteries out of the equation for soldiers in the field.
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