The Army is expecting greater roles for the Marine Corps, the
Air Force and international partners in future network integration evaluation
events as officials prepare for the first-ever NIE participation of a weapon
system located hundreds of miles away, according to an Army official.592 words
Four autonomous, car-sized cargo robots sent to Afghanistan
for testing performed well when embedded with a dismounted infantry battalion,
according to a Maneuver Center of Excellence official involved with the
assessment.774 words
The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization is
moving forward with a lightweight reconnaissance robot that can be tossed ahead
by troops, having wrapped up a field test this summer to get operator-feedback
on three robots.1155 words
In light of findings that the Pentagon is underutilizing
autonomous technology, the Defense Department's research and engineering chief
should work with military services to develop a coordinated science and
technology program that would strengthen key enabling technologies, a new Defense
Science Board report recommends.477 words
Pentagon leaders have directed the Army to rework the
service's initial program objective memorandum proposal to address congressional
concerns about a lack of planning in upgrading the service's air and
missile-defense capabilities, Inside the Army has learned.428 words
An investigation led by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond
Odierno into whether an Army Test and Evaluation Command report was doctored to
downplay positive user feedback of a commercial, off-the-shelf intelligence
software application and negative feedback of the service's own software should
wrap up this month, according to a spokesman in Rep. Duncan Hunter's (R-CA)
office.699 words
The Army's Nett Warrior program still has a way to go before
becoming useful to soldiers. At least that's according to John Clements, a
capability developer at the service's Maneuver Center of Excellence. "In my opinion,
the technology just isn't there," Clements said at an industry conference in
Alexandria, VA, last week. "We get jaded here in the U.S. where we are all in
the network . . . but it doesn't exist in Afghanistan. To recreate the network
that we have here and make it mobile so that you can deploy it to some area of
contingent operations is a huge endeavor, and not to mention [making] it
secure."110 words
"So down comes
the Secretary of Defense, and he's got that great-looking Irish setter . . . and
Chesty, our bulldog, our mascot, didn't even blink an eye, didn't pay
attention, didn't even bark. At the end of the parade, when Bravo walked out .
. . on the arm of the Secretary of Defense, Chesty almost came out of his
blouse."124 words
The Army last week announced plans for a Sept. 11 industry
day in Sterling Heights, MI, for companies interested in a potentially
lucrative deal to provide support services for the Army and Marine Corps' fleet
of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles in Afghanistan.280 words
The Army Test and Evaluation Command completed an operational
test of Raytheon's Patriot and Lockheed Martin's Patriot Advanced Capability-3
interceptors against tactical ballistic missile targets on Aug. 29 at White
Sands Missile Range, NM, according to an Army spokesman.342 words
Boeing and the State Department are looking to provide
D-Model CH-47 Chinooks to Libya, according to a company official.497 words
Providing a boost to the reliability and security of email
capabilities, the Army's enterprise email plan fits in with the next phase of
the Defense Department's information technology strategy, according to a recent
report to Congress from the Pentagon's chief information officer.955 words
As part of its ongoing effort to increase interoperability
for unmanned aircraft systems, the Pentagon is poised to update the software
that helps integrate applications on drones' ground-control stations and engage
in two demonstrations this fall, according to a defense official overseeing the
effort.745 words
Building on the previous establishment of a high-level
Pentagon team to "resolve" requests from operational forces for urgently needed
capabilities, the Defense Department has formally established the Warfighter
Senior Integration Group, according to an Aug. 24 memo.463 words
The Pentagon is assessing its Cooperative Threat Reduction
Program objectives and reviewing work with partner nations in light of
recommendations made by the National Academy of Sciences, according to a report
the Defense Department recently submitted to Congress.1320 words
Although a National Academy of Sciences report has
recommended that the Defense Department copy the methods of Lockheed Martin's
Skunk Works division to improve its recruitment of technology experts, the head
of that division said the Skunk Works culture cannot be replicated on a large
scale.460 words
Military intervention by NATO in the Syrian conflict could
cause more collateral damage than good, according to Deputy Secretary General
Alexander Vershbow.548 words
As the threat of sequestration cuts
looms, the Pentagon should begin planning for a reprogramming effort to
preserve its high-priority items, according to defense budget analyst Todd
Harrison.522 words
Navistar Defense, one of the losing contenders for a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle contract, has filed a bid protest with the Government Accountability Office, Inside the Army has learned.
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