Defense Systems

Navy forges ahead with autonomous underwater programs

A $35.5 million contract award to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will support ongoing project and development of new technologies.

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Air Force nears finish line on massive ERP project

Accenture gets a $77.8 million contract for the final phase of DEAMS, which will give the service one financial management system.

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Next generation of optical storage offers a big data option

Hitachi's enterprise platform can keep data for up to 1,000 years and is resistant to water, sand, even EMPs.

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Navy initiative makes cybersecurity an all-hands-on-deck job

Task Force Cyber Awakening, prompted by the NMCI hack, will apply cyber controls to all aspects of naval operations.

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Bids are in for $11B DOD health records system

Four teams pairing integrators with EHR specialists are vying to overhaul of Military Health System.

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ONR, Marines blend logistics into Agile Bloodhound

The annual test of real-time collaboration tools pushes the Corps toward mobile networking goal.

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Record-breaking terahertz circuit could open new bands of the spectrum

DARPA's trillion-cycles-per-second TMIC, officially recognized by Guinness, could lead to a wave of breakthrough applications.

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Army providing communications backbone for Ebola response

The service is deploying tactical networks in West Africa to connect relief organizations that have been working without much infrastructure.

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AFRL tool makes suite work of intelligence analysis

The integrated software, called ERNEST, combines and streamlines many of analysts’ routine tasks.

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With Army app, units won't have to SWET water needs

Researchers develop an Android smartphone app that helps solve what can be a tricky problem.

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DISA mulls on-premises models for cloud providers

Under these scenarios, vendors would either set up shop inside a DOD data center or operate from a modular container on the premises.

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Air Force ups the ante on sense-and-avoid UAV technology

A $23.5 million contract awarded to DRA will fund improvements to a collision avoidance system that takes advantage of an unmanned aircraft’s existing sensors.

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ONR stages international competition for autonomous boats

The Maritime RobotX Challenge pits 15 teams from five Pacific Rim countries against each other in a test of autonomous architectures.

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Air Force awards deal for next-gen 3D radar

Raytheon wins a $19.5 million contract to get started on the first three of what could be 35 systems, which will form the backbone of ground-based air defense.

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Report details sequestration's impact on DOD contractor spending

Spending with defense vendors fell by 16 percent in 2013, according to a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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Pilot sites mark progress on Net Zero energy projects

Nine pilot installations are seeing results from efforts to use energy more efficiently and generate more from renewable sources.

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Army's virtual model shows how new tech affects tactical networks

CERDEC's modeling and simulation tool tests live hardware in a virtual environment, which can cut costs and development times.

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Army adds air support to live-fire digital range training

Lockheed Martin delivers a Digital Air Ground Integration Range that incorporates aircraft for a more realistic environment.

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Army gives Apache pilots control over UAVs

Instead of just getting ISR from accompanying drones, helicopter pilots can now take control.

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These Marines will take Android smartphones into the field

An app for civil assistance missions will streamline data collection and sharing, while replacing manual, paper-based processes.