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Raytheon‘s BBN Technologies subsidiary is developing two-way technologies for translating languages such as Arabic into English in real-time, Fox News reports. The subsidiary is develping program for Android devices that military officers would use for communication, intelligence gathering and training, according to writer Allison Barrie. Soldiers could also use TransTalk patrols and search missions, understanding [...]
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Intelligence analysts’ jobs could get easier with software that can dissect texts for trends and information, Nextgov reports. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to issue a solicitation for organizations to develop and submit software that can identify and interpret explicit and implicit information in texts. DARPA’s deep exploration and filtering of text program [...]
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to avoid losing in-orbit satellites in space with automated tracking methods, NextGov reports. DARPA hopes the satellite tracking technology will help the Joint Space Operations Center, responsible for monitoring an estimated 22,000 spacecraft. Chosen partners would help the Defense Department track individual satellites and create mathematical algorithms in [...]
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The Defense Department is looking to industry for a wireless network that could connect motor vehicles, unmanned aircraft and troops on ground, NextGov reports. According to a Monday request for information, the U.S. Special Operations Command wants the floating network to have minimal-fixed infrastructure and connect troops via commercial devices. Industry respondents should submit proposals [...]
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The Defense Department’s research arm wants gamer-developed mobile applications to help train medical first responders, NextGov reports. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to look to the gaming industry for mobile apps that could be used for both medical and scientific training and courses. According to the solicitation, DAPRA wants U.S. Navy medics and paramedics [...]
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and a group of chipmakers want to partner with organizations to research and develop nanotechnology that imitates human sensing functions, NextGov reports. DARPA’s Focus Research Program issued a solicitation on FedBizOpps Monday, seeking ideas from U.S. universities for computing systems and architectures that could intelligently adapt to interact with [...]
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants communication capabilities for soldiers in areas where troops are usually unable to stay connected, NextGov reports. Whether in a dense forest or a harsh natural environment, the agency wants soldiers to be able to connect wirelessly to critical data, according to a solicitation. DARPA wants to choose an [...]
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency plans to develop satellite constellations intended to provide warfighters with on-demand satellite imagery, Armed With Science reports. The Pentagon’s research arm wants to deploy the space enabled effects for military engagements program in order to make the images available in remote conditions. SeeMe would use a constellation of small satellites [...]
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The Defense Department’s research arm is set to have a proposer’s day May 3 to discuss a new free-floating satellite project, according to a Thursday post on FedBizOpps. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is holding the event to discuss its System F6 program, which will focus on developing satellites that can be re-configured. The [...]
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has conducted field tests of an aircraft vehicle that can fly up to twenty times the speed of sound for nearly three minutes, the agency announced Friday. The Pentagon’s research arm conducted the second flight test of its hypersonic technology vehicle on Aug. 11 2011. The aircraft successfully flew up [...]
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