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Archives :: Publications :: C4I
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October 9, 2008
General Dynamics [GD] and Israel's Elbit Systems' [ESLT] are hoping their Skylark II Long Endurance (LE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will capture the contract for the joint Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical UAS Tier II program. The gas-powered UAV can...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4257.html October 9, 2008
FLIR Systems [FLIR], a manufacturer of thermal imaging and stabilized camera systems, has received a U.S. Navy contract worth just over $125 million for its BRITE Star II sensor systems, company executives said yesterday. A five-year contract for delivery of...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4258.html October 9, 2008
Northrop Grumman's [NOC] effort to upgrade the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber's computer and electronics systems is well under way, the company said recently. "We've never had a processor upgrade," Dave Mazur, vice president of long-range strike at Northrop...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4259.html October 9, 2008
Acting Air Force Secretary Michael Donley has been officially confirmed for the post he has held since June 21. The Senate voted to confirm Donley's nomination as air service secretary last week. After several months of delay the Senate Armed Services...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4260.html October 9, 2008
Presidential candidates Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are proposing contracting reforms as cost savers in the wake of the U.S. credit crisis, with McCain last month calling for an end to cost-plus Pentagon contracts days after Obama pledged to cut...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4261.html October 9, 2008
The first AH-64 Apache helicopters equipped with systems that allow aircrews to view streaming video from unmanned aerial systems, as well as Air Force and Navy video from advanced targeting pods on fighter jets, are set to deploy to Iraq in the coming weeks...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4262.html October 9, 2008
A congressional proposal to create a new Pentagon director of independent cost assessment is on hold for now, after powerful supporters were not able to attach a provision creating the new post to the recently passed defense authorization bill Senate Armed...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4263.html October 9, 2008
U.S. intelligence efforts are using huge amounts of civilian space imaging capabilities, and that will continue, Vice Adm. Robert B. Murrett, director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, said last week. Murrett sees a two-way benefit here: not...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4264.html October 9, 2008
By Geoff Fein The Navy has to move toward an open systems environment in its surface combatants if it wants to avoid retiring ships too early and to keep pace with the burgeoning ballistic missile threat, a top Navy official said. "When you build a ship...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4266.html October 1, 2008
By Geoff Fein The Navy is expecting to issue a request for proposals in spring '09 to develop the Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN), the follow-on to the Navy Marine Corps Internet (NMCI). The Navy last week posted responses to roughly 35 questions it...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4185.html September 25, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch this week will begin its first demonstration of an integrated standoff explosives detection architecture under a multi-year program created earlier this year called the...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4080.html September 25, 2008
In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the Navy flew one of its two Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) platforms to take pictures of damaged areas and search for survivors, a Northrop Grumman [NOC] official said. The Navy's GHMD flew from Naval...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4081.html September 25, 2008
iRobot (IRBT) Sept. 8 acquired Nekton Research LLC, an unmanned underwater robot and technology company based in Raleigh-Durham, N.C. Nekton has been instrumental in shaping the underwater marketplace during the past six years by supporting customers such as...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4082.html September 25, 2008
In the coming year, the Navy is planning to outfit its surface fleet with the latest in commercial satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals to increase the amount of data transferred to ships at sea, according to a service official. The Commercial...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4083.html September 25, 2008
While the Navy snagged support from a key Senate panel last week for its new plan to build one more DDG-1000 destroyer before restarting production of the older DDG-51s, a DDG- 1000 critic in the House continues to prod the service with questions about the...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4084.html September 25, 2008
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) this week is conducting an international experiment in Sydney to develop technology for detecting new generation radar systems. The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon said modern...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4085.html September 25, 2008
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) in San Diego recently signed a three-year Cooperative Research Agreement (CRADA) with Ohio-based Sypherlink to find ways to rapidly share information across hastily formed secure data networks, a company official...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4086.html September 25, 2008
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it has agreed to acquire 3001 International, Inc., a provider of geospatial data solutions for domestic and international government intelligence, defense and civilian customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. 3001...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4087.html September 25, 2008
The Air Force has asked the Defense Department to expedite the review process triggered by massive cost growth of the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communications system so that the service may accurately budget the project in its...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4088.html September 25, 2008
By Geoff Fein For the past several years, defense companies had been waiting for the Navy to open up the Aegis combat system modernization contract. In May, when the Navy posted sole source solicitations to Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Federal Business...http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4094.html
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