http://defensesystems.com/rss-feeds/networks-and-spectrum.aspx Data Link Solutions Inc. and ViaSat Inc. recently received orders for Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals that will be used on Army, Air Force and Navy platforms. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/15/ground-terminals.aspx Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/15/ground-terminals.aspx The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a new $10.2 million task order through the Integrated Topside program to help develop advanced satellite communications systems for submarines. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/08/navy-satcom-task-order.aspx Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/08/navy-satcom-task-order.aspx Gary Winkler, the Army program executive officer for enterprise information systems, discusses the Haiti relief effort, upcoming solicitation for the Area Processing Centers and lessons learned in recent implementations of enterprise resource planning systems. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/interview-winkler-army-infrastructure-upgrades.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:58:42 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/interview-winkler-army-infrastructure-upgrades.aspx Despite the congressional focus on cybersecurity, all the money, software and hardware in the world can’t entirely ward off cybersecurity threats. One nontechnology factor greatly impedes cybersecurity: the human factor. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/industry-perspective-1-human-side-of-cybersecurity.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:54:55 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/industry-perspective-1-human-side-of-cybersecurity.aspx DOD picks products for network services with an eye toward cost, power requirements and space. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/02/dod-picks-products-to-save-costs.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:46:48 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/02/dod-picks-products-to-save-costs.aspx Raytheon Co. has won an initial contract from the Air Force worth $886 million to develop a new element of the Global Positioning System that will improve the accuracy of information from GPS satellites. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/26/raytheon-gps-accuracy.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/26/raytheon-gps-accuracy.aspx DARPA is looking to fund a new program that would develop a diffractive optics membrane and related equipment and structures for use in a geosynchronous orbit telescope. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/02/darpa-seeks-satellite-optics.aspx Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/02/darpa-seeks-satellite-optics.aspx Army looks to accelerate Web and mobile application development by rewarding Army personnel for creative ideas. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/26/sorenson-to-announce-apps-for-army-challenge.aspx Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:23:31 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/02/26/sorenson-to-announce-apps-for-army-challenge.aspx The Marine Corps is embracing renewable energy as a way to generate continuous electricity for communications and targeting systems on the battlefield. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/defense-it-3-greens.aspx Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:43:13 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/defense-it-3-greens.aspx The military's ad hoc reliance on commercial satellites is prolonging efforts to meet warfighters' urgent demands for bandwidth. http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/cover-story-the-satcom-challenge.aspx Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:41:28 GMT http://defensesystems.com/articles/2010/03/11/cover-story-the-satcom-challenge.aspx