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5G and augmented reality leveraged in medical training for defense - News
June 14, 2021WASHINGTON. The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a Request for Prototype Proposal (RPP) to the members of the National Spectrum Consortium (NSC) in support of 5G Telemedicine and Medical Training research and technology development.
Radar upgrade bid for F-15 aircraft awarded to Raytheon under potential $3.12 billion contract - News
June 11, 2021EL SEGUNDO, Calif. Raytheon Technologies -- Intelligence and Space Division -- was awarded a contract worth as much as $3.12 billion to build upgraded radar systems for advanced versions of the F-15 Eagle jet fighter, according to an announcement from the F-15 Division Contracts Branch, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio).
Novel counter-UAS system trialed by DARPA, gets green light to roll out to services - News
June 10, 2021ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) -- the research and development section of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) tasked with finding innovative solutions to often-intractable problems -- has unveiled a new counter-unmanned aerial system (c-UAS) designed to protect high-value convoys on the move.
GPS modules for contested environments ordered from BAE Systems by Defense Logistics Agency - News
May 18, 2021CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa. BAE Systems has won a contract worth $325.5 million with the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) to supply advanced Military Code (M-Code) GPS modules that will enable warfighters to conduct operations in contested electronic warfare (EW) environments.
U.S. cybersecurity to get boost following executive order - News
May 13, 2021WASHINGTON. President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday (May 12) that is intended to harden the U.S. federal government's cybersecurity defenses, as the administration tackles a number of overlapping cyberintrusions.
Hacking for Defense program seeks to connect university minds with DoD, intel community - Story
May 05, 2021An often-heard comment in the defense community is that it’s getting harder to attract and retain talent for industry and research roles.
Countering military drone swarm threats via directed energy - Story
May 05, 2021As the threat of weaponized drone swarms continues to escalate for U.S. forces, defense planners are considering high-energy laser and high-power microwave countermeasures to combat the threat of these groups of unmanned aerial systems (UASs).