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Air Guard sites to get communications boost
The Air National Guard has awarded Harris Corp. a contract to upgrade communications systems used at nine locations as part of a comprehensive modernization project.
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Air Force explores various commercial satellite options
The Air Force has awarded Boeing Co. a contract to explore ways to modify existing commercial satellites capabilities to meet military satellite communications needs.
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Marines select provider for base network upgrade
The Marine Corps Systems Command has awarded a task order to General Dynamics Corp. to install a new backbone transport network at three military bases.
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Army enters next phase of tactical network construction
The Army has awarded the low-rate initial production of its next-generation tactical communications network to General Dynamics Corp. under a contract with a ceiling of $2.8 billion.
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Air Force tackles Gorgon Stare technical problems
The Air Force moved swiftly and forcefully in response to reports circulating this week that the Gorgon Stare battlefield surveillance system is flawed and unfit for deployment, reports Colin Clark at DOD Buzz.
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Gorgon Stare test uncovers major glitches
Gorgon Stare, a sophisticated video capture system with nine cameras that provides wide-angle surveillance images, has significant operational glitches and is not ready to be fielded at this time.
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DOD approves requirements for coalition waveform
The military component responsible for the Joint Tactical Radio System has signed off on the operational requirements for a wideband networking waveform that will ultimately enhance interoperability among U.S. and coalition forces around the globe.
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AFCEA West to offer glimpse of future conflicts
Defense Systems will cover the AFCEA West 2011 three-day conference "After the Long War: What's Next?" next week at the San Diego Convention Center.
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Lockheed to build command system for Coast Guard cutter
Lockheed Martin Corp. will furnish a comprehensive command and control system for the Coast Guard’s fourth multi-mission National Security Cutter under a $66 million contract.
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Coalition forces get tactical radio boost
The Defense Department has placed a $14.4 million order with Harris Corp. for handheld tactical radios to be used by coalition forces to improve communications between their troops and U.S. forces.
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Australia, DRS team on vehicle surveillance kit
A unit of DRS Technologies Inc. will furnish a multi-spectral surveillance suite tailored for a light armored vehicle to the Australian Defence Department under a $30 million contract.
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Harris completes interoperability demo for manpack radio
Harris Corp. has completed a demonstration project designed to show that its Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multiband manpack radio is compatible with the Defense Department’s Joint Tactical Radio System's Soldier Radio Waveform Network Manager.
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Navy supply center picks four for wireless support
The Navy has selected four contractors to compete for $96 million in wireless product and services tasks.
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Army HQ flooded with requests for more drones
Requests from Army units in Afghanistan for unmanned aircraft systems are at an all-time high, and in response, officials are hammering out a set of principles for how the systems will be acquired and fielded, reports Kate Brannen at Defense News.
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Air Force buys tracking system for pilots of remote aircraft
Air Force operators of remotely piloted aircraft are getting a new set of software tools with which to track data and communicate with the military units they support.
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Army hires contractor to help with counter-IED effort
The Army has awarded a new contract to CACI-WGI to furnish various support services to the military organization responsible for developing tactics and tools to combat improvised explosive devices.
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Army to test new ground combat systems
The Army will test and evaluate new ground combat systems in 2011 built by Boeing as part of Brigade Combat Team Modernization Increment One.
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Army awards contract for tactical intelligence aircraft
The Army has selected Boeing Co. to build an airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data collection system to support battlefield missions under a contract worth $88.1 million.
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Holograms offer military better view of battlefield
Efforts are under way to develop holographic applications that might eventually meet a number of military needs, reports David Axe at Danger Room blog.
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Army orders sensors to support Iraq operations
Raytheon Co. will furnish the Army with electro-optical and infrared sensor systems for aerial platforms supporting U.S. forces in Iraq through a $43 million delivery order.
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