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Cyber Quest looks to blend cyber with electronic warfare

The Army’s Cyber Center of Excellence is looking for vendors to help converge two emerging battlefield tools.

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SPAWAR in search of mobile C4I support

The Navy is looking for support in mobile command, control, communications, computer and intelligence capabilities that would operate in potentially hostile regions of the world.

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Navy fills new top post for unmanned systems

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus taps retired Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Frank Kelley to be the deputy assistant secretary for the Navy’s unmanned systems.

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Air Force 'on the road' to predictive cyber algorithm

The Air Combat Command’s chief of intelligence talks about "fusion warfare" and how today’s cyber capabilities resemble aviation during World War I.

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Army wants autonomous UAS for GPS-denied environments

Researchers are looking for game-changing sensing technologies that could work for a variety of unmanned vehicles.

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The five stages of a cyber intrusion

In accordance with National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the Navy detailed the steps adversaries use to gain access to networks and steal data.

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Air Force, Raytheon successfully test airborne EW missiles

The updated HARM Control Section Modification can suppress or destroy an enemy’s surface-to-air missile radars.

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U.S. sends drones to Africa for counterterrorism operations

The ScanEagle units being delivered to the Kenyan and Cameroonian militaries are part of an effort to share some of the military’s technological advantage with allies.

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GSA issues $460M request for Cyber Command support

Contract would support the command across the full range of its mission areas.

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Army asks for help in cyber and network management

The service is looking for contractors to assist with the full range of cyber identity management support services.

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DARPA wants better air-to-air networking

The agency is asking for technologies that enable greater network interoperability between friendly airborne platforms in adversarial environments.

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Army orders 19 next-gen, long-endurance Gray Eagles

General Atomics gets a contract for the Improved Gray Eagle unmanned aerial systems, which can stay aloft nearly twice as long as previous versions.

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Army cyber forces should 'take a page' from adversaries

At the annual AUSA conference, the National Mission Force commander says the Army could stand to learn something about "cheap, fast and easy."

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U.S. discusses space-sharing activities with allies in New Zealand

Military leaders meet with counterparts from four other countries to talk about military-to-military partnerships and other topics.

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What will the cyber mission force look like?

DOD officials describe the scope of the cyber mission force, and duties and goals of the eventual 133 cyber teams.

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For agencies worried about data manipulation, help is on the way

Lockheed Martin and Guardtime recently demonstrated technology that can mitigate data manipulation on a networked, mission-centric environment.

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Special Operations awards $390M radio contract

The command gives Harris Corp. a 6-year deal for specialized tactical communications hand held radios.

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Delivery drone does its job—and then vanishes?

DARPA is looking for autonomous platforms that could make small deliveries to the battlefield and then just disappear.

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Army wants Apache modifications for better UAS teaming

The service is interested in innovative ways to make the helicopters more compatible with the Manned Unmanned Teaming modification.

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Army, partners work toward better battlefield intelligence collection

The annual Enterprise Challenge tests intelligence technologies in real-world scenarios for the Army, other DOD agencies, contractors and coalition forces.