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Air Force, HP to deploy cyber monitoring system
HP Enterprise Services will furnish the Air Force with a new command and control system capable of boosting its cyber defense capabilities under a new contract.
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Army orders more surveillance airships
Lockheed Martin Corp. will furnish additional aerostat surveillance systems to the Army for use in detecting threats to ground forces from roadside bombs and other means under a $142 million contract.
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Marines look to refuelers for more eyes on battlefield
In an effort to aid in the gathering of information on insurgent activities, the Marine Corps plans to outfit KC-130J aerial refueling planes operating in Afghanistan with kits containing high-powered cameras and sensors, reports Dave Majumdar at Defense News.
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Navy, SAIC work together to train expert ship gunners
Science Applications International Corp. will continue to assist the Navy in its efforts to train sailors to maintain and operate surface ship weapons under a new task order worth up to $80 million over five years.
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Israel’s Gaza raid hindered by weak intelligence tools
A number of military analysts are questioning why advanced intelligence systems were not used to give a real-time intelligence to tactical commanders overseeing the May 31 raid by Israeli forces on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, reports David Eshel at Aviation Week’s Ares Blog.
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Armed robot blasts through obstacles
IRobot has released a video of its 710 Warrior robot firing a weapon designed specifically to breach enemy anti-personnel obstacles such as minefields and multi-strand wire, reports John Palmisano at IEEE Spectrum’s Automation blog.
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Space surveillance satellite ready for July launch
Boeing Co. has shipped a spacecraft designed to significantly improve the way the United States tracks and monitors satellites and debris in space to Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., for scheduled launch on July 8, company officials said today
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Navy picks three for shipboard local area network support
Three contractors will vie for up to $502 million in shipboard network infrastructure and related engineering work over the next eight years that will support network infrastructure for Navy ships.
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Cyberspace officers get their wings
The Air Force has transferred about 3,000 communications officers to new positions as cyberspace officers, reports Bruce Rolfsen at Air Force Times.
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DOD picks 11 to streamline intell buys
The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded contracts to 11 companies that qualify them to compete for $6.6 billion worth of information technology task orders that will support defense intelligence initiatives and those of the greater intelligence community.
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Navy gets help with integrated communications
Science Applications International Corp. will help the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division develop and refine communications and information systems under a new task order.
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Stratospheric UAVs could be next big thing
The need for a platform that can help combat IEDs and track terrorists and insurgents over large areas for long periods might spark a demand for so-called stratospheric unmanned aerial vehicles, reports Colin Clark at DOD Buzz.
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Readers offer UAV design pointers
Several readers thought that our article, “Future UAVs must multitask,” raised compelling questions about the U.S. military’s strategy for developing drones, and wanted to offer their own opinions on the matter.
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Army to make enemy networks the next battleground
Army forces in Afghanistan are testing several small and sophisticated aircraft packages that will broaden their ability to exploit the electromagnetic spectrum, reports Sean Meade at Aviation Weeks’ Ares Blog.
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Navy still mum on unmanned chopper RFP
Kaman Corp.'s unmanned helicopter successfully completed a new round of tests in late April, but there's still no sign of a solicitation from the Navy to acquire such a vehicle to resupply Marine Corps units in Afghanistan, reports Graham Warwick at Aviation Week's Ares Blog.
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Word on the street about data encryption
Our story about vendors' efforts to develop storage devices that meet new guidelines issued this year by the Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations (NTF-GNO) generated some insightful comments--and useful suggestions--from readers.
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BP asks for military tech to contain oil spill
Oil giant BP plc has requested assistance from the Defense Department for advanced underwater imaging technology and remote operating vehicles that are not available commercially to contain the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, reports the Houston Chronicle.
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DARPA wants someone to (plug and) play in space
DARPA wants a spacecraft builder to join its System F6 fractionated satellite demonstration to show that a third-party payload can plug into an on-orbit network and share functions across several spacecraft, reports Graham Warwick at Aviation Week’s Ares Blog.
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VADER radar to thwart roadside bombers
U.S. forces will soon have another tool to add to their growing arsenal of counter-improvised explosive device technologies with the introduction of recently developed man-hunting radar, reports William Matthews at Defense News.
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Navy picks contractor for aircraft digital mapping
Harris Corp. will provide digital mapping systems for Navy aircraft under a contract worth $6.2 million.
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