http://defensesystems.com/rss-feeds/battlespace-it.aspx L-3 Communications has won two Defense Department contracts for intelligence support work that have a combined value of more than $255 million. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/12/l3-intell-imagery-work.aspx Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:05:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/12/l3-intell-imagery-work.aspx Nobody's quite sure how to wage and win an air-sea battle,and that's emerged as a topic of discussion by military planners and budget officials, reports Bill Sweetman in Aviation Week’s Ares Blog. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/08/air-sea-battle-challenges.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/08/air-sea-battle-challenges.aspx The Obama administration's efforts to cut contractor jobs — and bring the work back into the federal agencies — might make it harder for the military to accelerate technology improvement initiatives. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/editors-note-on-insourcing.aspx Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:15:13 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/editors-note-on-insourcing.aspx Soldiers are embracing an information-sharing system they can call their own. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/defense-it-1-tigr-system-gaining-rapid-adoption.aspx Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:28:51 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/defense-it-1-tigr-system-gaining-rapid-adoption.aspx Panasonic offers a Toughbook for the tablet crowd that is rugged enough for the military. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/10/toughbook-goes-tablet.aspx Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/10/toughbook-goes-tablet.aspx Contractors respond to shifting defense priorities with acquisitions, new marketing strategies and a never-ending push to get closer to their customers. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/01/cover-defense-spending-priorities.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:48:34 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/01/cover-defense-spending-priorities.aspx The Army's Brigade Combat Team Modernization will employ high-tech communications devices and make use of interoperable, networked communications systems and applications. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/01/26/army-brigade-combat-modernization.aspx Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/01/26/army-brigade-combat-modernization.aspx Systems integrator Telos developed a secure network using Aruba's mesh network and encryption technologies from Harris Corp. and L-3 Communications. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/01/07/secure-wireless-lans-air-force.aspx Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:46:18 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/01/07/secure-wireless-lans-air-force.aspx ITT merges seven units into three to create a new Defense and Information Solutions sector. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/01/05/itt-reorganizes-defense-unit.aspx Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/01/05/itt-reorganizes-defense-unit.aspx Army battlefield commanders and their staffs will soon have a better system to detect, identify and deter a wide range of electronic signals on the battlefield. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/12/09/tactical-signals-system.aspx Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/12/09/tactical-signals-system.aspx CACI International Inc. will provide program management and technical engineering services to the Army under a new $24 million task order. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/11/30/caci-will-bolster-army-intelligence-processing-abilities.aspx Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/11/30/caci-will-bolster-army-intelligence-processing-abilities.aspx Defense Secretary Robert Gates has established a task force to move new techniques and technologies for combating improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan more quickly to the front lines, reports Greg Grant at DOD Buzz. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/11/17/counter-ied-task-force-established.aspx Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/11/17/counter-ied-task-force-established.aspx The Army demonstrated during the C4ISR On-the-Move 2009 event held in September a new electronic jammer that can be installed on rotary-wing aircraft and used to disrupt signals from enemy forces. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/16/army-airborne-jammer.aspx Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/16/army-airborne-jammer.aspx The Marine Corps wants to collaborate with the Army and industry on green IT systems that would lighten the logistical loads for warfighters. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/08/marine-corps-looks-to-army-and-industry-for-green-it-partnership.aspx Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:57:42 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/08/marine-corps-looks-to-army-and-industry-for-green-it-partnership.aspx Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide the Army with additional airborne platforms that provide around-the-clock surveillance and detection capabilities under a $133 million contract award. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/07/lockheed-army-contract.aspx Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/07/lockheed-army-contract.aspx A series of mishaps involving unmanned aerial systems operating in Southwest Asia has Army and Air Force officials revisiting key operational procedures. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/08/defense-it2-uav.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:57:49 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/08/defense-it2-uav.aspx The concept of rugged equipment that can withstand extreme terrain, weather and battlefield conditions has broadened to include containers capable of protecting network communications equipment. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/08/defense-it-1-rugged-containers.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:51:58 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/08/defense-it-1-rugged-containers.aspx Defense and civilian agencies are banding together in an effort to furnish ground troops with real-time information that can help them prevail in combat and prevent casualties. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/08/c4isr-2-geospatial-intelligence.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:45:07 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/08/c4isr-2-geospatial-intelligence.aspx Maj. Gen. Susan Lawrence, commanding general of the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command and 9th Signal Command, discusses lessons learned from Operation Validation and next steps for Network Service Centers despite staff shortages and budgetary challenges. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/08/interview-lawrence.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:55:02 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/10/08/interview-lawrence.aspx The U.S. Joint Forces Command will be using the same technology sports broadcasters use to assemble the day’s top highlights to improve battlefield decision-making. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/22/joint-forces-command-valiant-angel.aspx Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:42:27 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/22/joint-forces-command-valiant-angel.aspx A unit of General Dynamics will furnish the Air Force with cryptographic technology for identification equipment that identifies friend from foe on the battlefield under a contract potentially worth $37 million over five years. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/22/general-dynamics-friend-or-foe-contract.aspx Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/22/general-dynamics-friend-or-foe-contract.aspx EF Johnson Technologies Inc. will provide two-way radios and accessories to the Defense Department under two contracts worth nearly $10 million. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/16/dod-radio-contracts.aspx Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:58:33 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/16/dod-radio-contracts.aspx The Marine Corps will get assistance with technology designed to defeat radio-controlled improvised explosives through a new contract awarded to Science Applications International Corp. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/11/saic-counter-ied-contract.aspx Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/11/saic-counter-ied-contract.aspx An aircraft system capable of taking information from multiple sensors and distributing it to military units participated in the Army’s C4ISR On-the-Move exercise held last month. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/10/airborne-intelligence-platform.aspx Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/10/airborne-intelligence-platform.aspx The Army is learning how to best adapt its Distributed Common Ground System to accommodate new sensor capabilities and the large volume of data they produce. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/02/c4isr1-sensor-fusion.aspx Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:05:13 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/02/c4isr1-sensor-fusion.aspx Brig. Gen. Thomas Cole, Army program executive officer, talks about some of the challenges facing the seven program manager offices within the Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/02/army-peo-bg-thomas-cole-on-electronic-warfare.aspx Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:58:24 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/02/army-peo-bg-thomas-cole-on-electronic-warfare.aspx The Air Force is purchasing about $17 million worth of rugged notebook computers manufactured by Getac Inc. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/02/air-force-rugged-computers.aspx Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/02/air-force-rugged-computers.aspx The Army has placed an order for 486 of iRobot’s PackBot 510s, the largest order the company has ever received. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/02/army-irobot-order.aspx Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/09/02/army-irobot-order.aspx Raytheon Co. won a $7 million follow-on contract to continue work on a project to develop a new kind of semiconductor for the Defense Department. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/08/27/raytheon-semiconductor.aspx Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:27:22 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/08/27/raytheon-semiconductor.aspx Lockheed Martin Corp. has established a new missile defense systems operating unit in Huntsville, Ala., to support a number of key programs based in the area and also pursue additional business opportunities. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/08/28/lockheed-establishes-new-unit.aspx Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2009/08/28/lockheed-establishes-new-unit.aspx