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Cyber

Marines Reducing Weight of Radios Without Impacting Ruggedness

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Thursday, September 10th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein Reducing the gear, including communications equipment, an individual Marine has to carry is a significant challenge due to the complexity of bridging advanced technologies into form factors conducive to the harsh battlefield environments Marines operate in, according to a Marine Corps official. As a result of lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has embarked on reducing the size and weight of the individual ground communication equipment and expanding dramatically the density of such systems,…

Congress

All Future Systems Should Have Autonomy Features, Reed Says

Last week, Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) visited North Kingstown, R.I.-based Senesco, which is teaming with autonomous systems company Havoc to bid on the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel program. […]

Congress

Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]