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Computer simulations improve lethality
With the steady increase in computing power, engineers are able to improve lethality with sophisticated computer models by eliminating unworkable...
Tech firms, activists press US on encryption
Some 140 tech companies, civil liberties and privacy activists urged the White House Tuesday to pull back efforts to weaken...
Nano-satellites may soon communicate with Soldiers from space
Tiny Army satellites may someday provide Soldiers with voice, data and even visual communications in remote areas, which lack such...
Test Flight Confirms Suitability of Latest Raytheon AESA for Hornet Upgrades
A successful flight test of the Raytheon-built APG-79(V)X AESA radar system has demonstrated the functions needed to extend the combat...
New GPS system could transform virtual reality and mobile devices
Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a centimeter-accurate GPS-based positioning...
Russian hackers read Obama emails: report
Emails to and from President Barack Obama were read by Russian hackers last year in a breach of the White...
Carter Unveils New DOD Cyber Strategy In Silicon Valley
Defense Secretary Ash Carter today unveiled the Defense Department’s second cyber strategy to guide the development of DoD's cyber forces...
Russian hackers infiltrated Pentagon network: US
Russian hackers were able to access an unclassified Pentagon computer network earlier this year, US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter...
Space Domination: Pentagon to Beef up Defense of Satellites
United States satellites could be vulnerable to attacks, according to the deputy secretary of the Defense Department, who urged the...
US military not ready to wage digital attack: official
The US military is well equipped to defend the country against cyberattacks but is not yet ready to wage digital...
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