Under new guidance, the Marine Corps is working to more seamlessly integrate all its forces, to include information warfare, with the Navy.(Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Codie L. Soule/Navy)

The Navy and Marines want an integrated force for information warfare

Under new guidance, the Marine Corps is working to more seamlessly integrate all its forces, to include information warfare, with the Navy.

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Defense leaders hope 5G can improve base security

Maj. Gen. David Isaacson, the Army’s director of networks, services and strategy, discusses one potential benefit of 5G: "The physical security component, the way that posts, camps and stations physically protect the gates. There's an opportunity to automate much of that capacity."

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A rendering of two satellites for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission systems that will host technology that will provide the Air Force's satellite communications capability in the North polar region. (Northrop Grumman)

Air Force’s stopgap polar payload passes major milestone

The Enhanced Polar System Recapitalization is a follow-on to the Enhanced Polar System, a new satellite system providing secure communications in the Arctic.

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A notice is asking for industry's help in developing new and innovative cyber and signals intelligence technologies. (Greg Davis/U.S. Air Force/Getty Images)

The Air Force wants help with these technologies

A notice is asking for industry white papers on new and innovative cyber and signals intelligence research.

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