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Cyber

Army Research Lab Awards Awards $25 Million Grant For IoBT Device Network Concepts

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

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Army Research Lab Awards Awards $25 Million Grant For IoBT Device Network Concepts

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Army officials are looking to a new five-year, $25 million grant with research institutions to develop a cyber network concept needed to thwart threats aimed at its growing number of internet-connected battlefield devices. The Army Research Lab’s Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT) Reign initiative tasks a new research group with developing capability concepts to address the new security challenges with smart technology used in warfighter’s weapons and armor.Recipients of the grant, which was first awarded in October, include SRI International,…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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Unmanned Systems

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