http://www.defensedaily.com Defense Daily en-us 2008 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 16:41:17 EDT 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 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT 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 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Geoff Fein Between the ongoing debate over whether to build more DDG-1000s, beyond the two under contract, or build more DDG-51s, and the recent installation of the open architecture configuration onto the guided missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4033.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Geoff Fein Following the release last year of a directive for implementation of open technology development and acquisition, the Air Force is beginning to apply it to all phases of life cycle, everything from how fees are awarded to how the service does... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4019.html Thu, 18 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Geoff Fein While DDG-1000 can carry and shoot off the Standard Missile-2 (SM), it can't, as currently configured, communicate with the SM once it is fired, according to a top Navy official. The inability of DDG-1000 to "talk" with SM-2 is one of... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/4014.html Wed, 17 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Geoff Fein 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... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3956.html Mon, 15 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Geoff Fein As the Navy moves toward open architecture (OA) systems, companies shouldn't worry they will be closed out of opportunities, according to a top Navy official. "There are always opportunities for companies. That's the one phenomenon that... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3949.html Fri, 12 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT By Geoff Fein 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... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3950.html Fri, 12 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Navy's nascent Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) effort reached a key milestone recently and is now able to track hundreds of thousands of vessels as part of the push to thwart nefarious activity on the world's waterways, a senior service official said... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3918.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Coast Guard recently published a new strategic plan for command, control, communications, computers and information technology (C4&IT) that identifies the goals, objectives and initiatives for the service over the next five years and includes a... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3919.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate, the District of Columbia (D.C.), and ISCO International, Inc. [ISO], are partnering to field a communications pilot program with D.C. government to demonstrate how to... http://www.defensedaily.com/publications/c4i/3920.html Thu, 11 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT