September 26, 2024 | International, C4ISR, Security
N. Korean Hackers Deploy New KLogEXE and FPSpy Malware in Targeted Attacks
North Korean hackers deploy new malware strains KLogEXE and FPSpy, targeting South Korea and Japan.
October 5, 2023 | International, Naval
General Dynamics Electric Boat Awarded $967 Million Contract Modification for Virginia-Class Submarines
The cost-plus-fixed fee modification to a previously awarded contract totals $967,185,528.
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June 25, 2020 | International, Naval
Navy buys two used MQ-9A Reaper drones
Nathan Strout The Navy has purchased its first two MQ-9A Reaper drones, awarding General Atomics Aeronautical Systems nearly $27 million on June 22 for the unmanned air systems and associated ground control equipment. The MQ-9A Reaper is a multimission, medium-altitude, long-endurance aircraft that is remotely piloted. According to the June 22 contract announcement, the Reapers will be used for intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance missions as well as persistent strike efforts. The contract procures two MQ-9A Reapers, one dual-control mobile ground control station, one modular data center and one mobile ground control station. This is the first time the Navy has purchased Reapers, but it's already been using the unmanned aircraft overseas. According to fiscal 2020 fiscal 2021 budget documents, the two MQ-9A aircraft the Navy is purchasing have been used by the Marine Corps in a contractor-operated, contractor-owned arrangement since September 2018 to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support to Task Force Southwest in Afghanistan. Because they are used, the Reapers will cost less than brand-new systems. The FY21 budget request estimates the cost of each system as being just under $12 million. Work is expected to be completed by December 2020. https://www.c4isrnet.com/unmanned/2020/06/24/navy-buys-two-used-mq-9a-reapers/
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September 25, 2018 | International, C4ISR
Naval Academy’s cybersecurity program receives accreditation
By: Brian Witte, The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The U.S. Naval Academy's cyber operations program has been formally accredited. The academy said Friday the program was accredited recently by ABET, a leading nonprofit accrediting agency. Three other universities also were accredited under the new cybersecurity criteria: the U.S. Air Force Academy, Towson University and Southeast Missouri State University. A cyber operations major was established in 2013 at the academy. The academy also requires all midshipmen to take a cyber course in both their freshmen and junior years — the first undergraduate school to have mandatory cyber classes. There were 27 midshipmen who majored in cyber operations in the class of 2016. That has grown to 110 in the class of 2021. The academy is building a $106 million cybersecurity building. https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2018/09/24/naval-academys-cybersecurity-program-receives-accreditation