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Following deficiency, Marines add comms capability to ACV variant
The command and control ACVs originally lacked sufficient long-range secure communications, which has since been added as the vehicles enter fielding.
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JADC2 & Comms
Overmatch secrecy needed as China, Russia surveil US Navy, experts say
The Navy plans to deploy a carrier strike group with Project Overmatch products, namely advanced networking capabilities, later this year.
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With issues resolved, Bradley to get Iron Fist protection system
The U.S. Army's Bradley infantry fighting vehicle is getting Iron Fist after a successful round of testing in 2022.
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F-22 cut from US Air Force data-sharing prototype
Officials told the GAO the decision to exclude the F-22 stems from the fighter's "reduced role in the future force structure," among other factors.
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Europeans wade into fighting seabed threats with drones and sensors
Nations are moving to defend the vast network of undersea cables and pipelines that pump energy and data to the continent.
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L3Harris completes $2 billion purchase of Viasat Link 16 assets
Brendan O’Connell, an L3Harris Technologies executive, told C4ISRNET the Link 16 portfolio is “a very natural fit” for the company.
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Army special operations rethinking force structure, tech
Restructuring is needed for a new kind of fight.
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Could the LCS fleet be getting a new mission?
A provision in the FY23 defense bill calls on U.S. Southern Command to study the feasibility of permanently assigning LCSs to the combatant command.
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New in 23: The Army’s poised to select a Bradley replacement in 2023
The Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle could have a human driver or run by remote operation.
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With three prototypes in hand, Marines ready for recon vehicle testing
The Marine Corps will test three options for its Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle in early 2023, now that all competitors have turned in their vehicles.
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US Air Force sees 5G as one of many connectors on future battlefields
The Defense Department and its contractors are tinkering with 5G as demand explodes for more and more-protected lines of communication.
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Election-defending Cyber National Mission Force elevated by Pentagon
The force has been integral to the command’s work to secure U.S. elections, including the midterms this year.
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Navy’s Digital Horizon exercise showcases power of ‘mesh networks,’ AI
The unmanned exercise has prompted innovation and tech improvements at a pace the Task Force 59 commodore said he's never seen before.
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US military creates space unit in South Korea amid North Korea threats
U.S. Space Forces Korea is a subordinate of a bigger U.S. Space Force unit established within the Indo-Pacific command.
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US Army ponders ‘radio as a service’ to keep communications up to date
“It is ironic to me that we would actually come up with any IT program where we think we’re going to be fielding the same capability for decades.”
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Move over, Tempest: Japan pact takes UK-Italy fighter plan ‘global’
The Global Combat Air Programme envisions fielding a 6th-generation fighter aircraft by 2035, merging the Europeans' work on Tempest and Japan's F-X plans.
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Seven federal contract opportunities to watch in FY23
Congress has yet to approve the fiscal 2023 defense budget, but industry is already tracking some key future programs.
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Ukraine war ‘validates’ small-group ISR principles of US Marine unit
The collection of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data is becoming more ubiquitous.
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