Here’s how the Marines are looking to make systems more interoperable As the services are grappling with interoperability challenges involving a bevy of equipment fielded rapidly over the last 16 years, the Marines are trying to address this issue by creating standards and enforcing policies. By: Mark Pomerleau 3 days ago
Navy delays NGEN contract award The Navy has delayed contract awards for its multibillion-dollar NGEN program. By: Adam Stone 4 days ago
Automation can cut costs, hours from Army patrol data system testing Tobyhanna Army Depot IT specialists have developed an automated program to reduce the time and expense of manually testing the Army's Tactical Ground Reporting (TIGR) system. By: Armin Haracic September 18
Army looks toward realistic, interoperable test beds The rise of Army's Common Operating Environment has spurred the development of a new testing methodology known as the Federated Integration Environment to help bring systems into a common infrastructure. By: Adam Stone September 17
Northrop Grumman wins Air Force cyber contract Under the contract with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division, Northrop Grumman will continue development and deployment of the Air Force’s Cyber Mission Platform By: Michael Peck September 14
Raytheon Tomahawk missile enhanced to engage targets at sea The Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile's new multi-mode seeker is designed to track moving maritime targets. By: Michael Peck September 13
Industry consortium support NATO federated networking The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium will work with NATO’s Allied Command Transformation on an initiative to enhance interoperability for NATO’s Federated Mission Networking project. By: Michael Peck September 12
Army making good on plans to streamline networks The effort to update mission command network software and hardware across the Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard, set to begin later this year, should impact some 400 units by the time it’s completed in 2019. By: Adam Stone September 12
General Dynamics wins Navy IT contract The five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract will support Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command and Navy Information Forces. By: Michael Peck September 11
White House supports US Army battlefield network in looming NDAA fight The Trump administration has announced it is challenging Senate plans to gut Army networking programs as part of the annual defense policy bill. By: Joe Gould, Jen Judson September 9