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C4ISR

February 2020

BREAKING: Coast Guard Releases New 'Tech Revolution' Road Map

By Connie Lee
The Coast Guard has released a new plan aimed at revolutionizing its data management capabilities, the service’s commandant announced Feb. 20.
Battlefield Communications

October 2018

Industry Viewpoint: Five Essential Networking-On-The-Move Capabilities

By Charlie Kawasaki
In battlefield environments, the fight does not stop just because a warfighter is moving. Doing so would put them at a distinct disadvantage if they cannot maintain situational awareness at all times.
Battlefield Communications

June 2018

Rockwell Collins Develops Wearable Combat Targeting System

By Vivienne Machi
PARIS — A new combat targeting system that fits in a user's pocket could help joint terminal attack controllers and other warfighters more simply and readily send and receive critical information, according to its developer.
C4ISR

June 2018

Harris Introduces New Narrowband Waveform for Coalition Forces

By Vivienne Machi
PARIS — Harris Communications has developed a new narrowband waveform for international and coalition forces that offers more efficiency and increased range while reducing latency, said one company official.
Battlefield Communications

May 2018

DARPA Pursuing Global Positioning System Alternatives

By Connie Lee
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to develop alternative positioning, navigation and timing capabilities. Dave Tremper, a program manager at the agency’s strategic technology office, said relying solely on GPS provides users with a single point of failure.
Air Force News

February 2018

Air Force Offers Up Options for a Post-JSTARS Future

By Vivienne Machi
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Air Force is proposing an array of near-term solutions to maintain the effectiveness of its battle management capabilities after announcing it was cancelling the joint surveillance target attack radar system recapitalization program.
Space

January 2017

Satellite Industry Dissatisfied with Hosted Payloads Program

By Vivienne Machi
A contract vehicle designed two years ago to help the Air Force piggyback communications and sensor packages on commercial satellites has yet to get off the ground, and is frustrating industry leaders.
Robotics and Autonomous Systems

January 2017

Navy Sees Littoral Combat Ship as Robotic Systems Platform

By Yasmin Tadjdeh
As the future of the littoral combat ship is called into question by high-ranking government officials, the Navy is continuing on its path to equip it with a variety of unmanned systems.
Space

January 2017

Space Sector: Remote Sensing Firms Frustrated by Red Tape

By Sandra I. Erwin
Space startup Planet builds 20 shoebox-size satellites in just one week — and its growing constellation soon will be able to map the whole world, in just three days.
Space

January 2017

Navy Satellites Program Navigating Obstacles

By Jon Harper
A critical Navy satellite program to improve the communications capabilities of deployed troops continues to face challenges.