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Air Force considers switching vendors on GPS III program
After delays with Lockheed Martin Space Systems’ production of the first satellite, the service is looking for alternatives.
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DARPA, Navy want long-range ISR drones for smaller ships
The Tern program plans to build a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS that doesn’t need an aircraft carrier for take-off.
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Army, Navy fund Northrop for electronic warfare system
The company will produce pre-production units of its advances radar warning receiver and electronic warfare management system for aircraft.
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UAS training to be basic training for Marine officers
The Basic School for new officers is adding a course on the RQ-11B Raven, a small, lightweight system that can provide ISR in the field.
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Army, Marines get new blue force tracking system a step closer
The user friendly, mobile battlefield command and control tool gets a workout during NIE exercises at Fort Bliss.
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Move over Spider-Man, Z-Man can climb walls, too
DARPA’s gecko-inspired technology would enable soldiers to scale walls without ropes or ladders.
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Army boosts bandwidth with new suitcase-sized satellite terminals
T2C2, now a program of record, takes portable battlefield communications from kilobits to megabits per second.
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Air Force awards deal for Space Fence to track orbital debris
Lockheed Martin wins the $914.7 million contract to build a system to track even small bits of space junk.
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Army opens up competition for tactical field radios
The service is launching a “radio marketplace” for Rifleman Radios as it ramps up its purchasing plans.
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Army researchers unearth next-gen construction simulations
REDCOM system lets soldiers train in groups in a variety of virtual terrains.
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Army testing a real-time smartphone system for the battlefield
The system, called SULSAT, would provide streaming video and images, giving everyone from foot soldiers to company commanders the same view.
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A drone by any other name is … an RPA?
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey has a point about saying “remotely piloted aircraft” rather than “unmanned” or the dreaded “drone.” But it might be too late to do anything about it.
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Army wants simulations that don’t make soldiers sick
Simulator sickness is becoming a more common problem as training moves into virtual environments. The Army Research Institute is looking for an answer.
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Could smarter robots turn against their masters?
An AI researcher warns that the military's rush to build fully autonomous systems could have unintended consequences.
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Joint forces, 13 countries test ability to work together
The Joint Staff’s “Bold Quest” exercise puts interoperable tactical communications to the test.
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Cyber charges against China could raise the stakes for US commands
The first-of-a-kind cyber espionage charges against five Chinese military officials will sharpen the focus on the cyber domain.
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Feel the force: Army tests tactile comm for the battlefield
The Army Research Lab’s haptic system helps soldiers navigate, communicate and identify targets at night without having to look at a screen.
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Army builds an immersive simulator for armored vehicles – and builds it fast
The TRICT, developed by Army engineers in 18 months, provides a realistic exterior and interior environment for training on MRAPs.
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DISA plan outlines a mobile, cloud-based military
The agency’s Strategic Plan for 2014-2019 says mobility is the "primary benefit" of the Joint Information Environment.
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Android app quickly connects Army’s tactical radios
ODIN, developed in six months from an open Android framework, could cut the time of aligning radios from days to minutes.
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