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How Florida Tech Accelerated Their Research With IBM
Florida Tech knew they'd need better computing for their research and invested in products from IBM. Check out this white paper to learn how they did it, and how it worked out.
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The B-52 bomber turns 60 (photos)
The first one flew in 1952. And the youngest one in the Air Force -- and there are about 90 total -- is still flying after a half-century.
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Should the U.S. Air Force Kill a 21,000 iPad Deployment Over a PDF Reader?
The Cold War ain't over. The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has cancelled a planned deployment of nearly 3,000 iPad2 tablets after a magazine raised questions about its planned use...
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U-2 spy plane keeps on soaring (photos)
The Pentagon, smitten with the Global Hawk drone, had been ready to ground the U-2 fleet for good. But the latest Air Force budget proposal tells a different tale.
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The Air Force's secure Linux distribution
Linux has long had a close, working relationship with governments, but Lightweight Portable Security (LPS) is the first official U.S. Linux distribution.
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Air Force launches second robotic space plane
A second mysterious, robotic space plane was launched into orbit by the US Air Force on Saturday.
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Northrop Grumman drops bid for of Air Force air tanker
After 3 rounds of competitive submissions and attempts to win the U.S. Air Force air refueling contract, Northrop Grumman has dropped out of the final phase of bidding
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IBM to design cloud computing network for Air Force
IBM will unveil advanced cybersecurity and analytics technology as part of a 10-month project to design and demonstrate secure cloud computing infrastructure for the Air Force.
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Why the Air Force wants 2200 more PlayStations
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has put out a request for 2200 PS3s just in time for Christmas. Here's why.
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Photos: A history of the Air Force's arsenal
At the Hill Aerospace Museum in Utah, visitors can see a wide range of planes from the Flying Boxcar to the B1 bomber. CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman visited as part of Road Trip 2009.
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Photos: At Air Force Academy, a B-52 tells the story
A symbol of incredible might and a harbinger of deadly consequences, B-52s were America's long-range bombers for 27 years. They could travel 6,000 miles without refueling and could carry 60,000...
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Getting screamed at, Air Force initiation style
Thursday was the day new Air Force cadets arrived for their first day at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. More than 1,300 basic cadets showed up, and only a few turned tail...
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Students create portable device to detect suicide bombers
According to latest reports, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the weapons of suicide bombers, are responsible for about half of soldier casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. To help contain...
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Air Force seeks part-time cyberwarriors
Air Force Cyber Command is looking to Silicon Valley for part-time help in its fight against cyberattack, the Christian Science Monitor reports. For example, the 262nd Information Warfare...
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USAF ready for cyber offensive
ZDNet UK has an exclusive interview with LTGEN Robert Elder Jr., who said that the Air Force Cyber Command is set to become operatational Oct. 1. Cyber Command will not just fight off "cyber"...
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Air Force: No! Stop! Blogs bad!
The Air Force has had it with soldiers getting their information from the unsavory world of blogs. The service's Network Operations Center has instituted widespread filtering of the Web, blocking...
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Cyber confusion. What is the airforce talking about?
If you are like me your eyes cross and you feel a ringing in your ears when you are exposed to military-speak. The acronyms are fun and server to separate insiders from outsiders, kind of a...
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Flying solar: Nellis Air Force base claims largest solar installation
I wrote a few weeks ago about a solar technology manufacturing facility being built in Las Vegas by Australian company Ausra. Now, it turns out that nearby Nellis Air Force Base has just completed...
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McGuire Air Force base tries out a different shade of green
OK, let’s get one thing clear right away: New Jersey can be pretty darn cold in the winter. I know, I live here. And heck, it gets pretty darn hot here, too. Therefore, I was pretty intrigued...
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Photos: 'Hunter-killer' takes to Afghan skies
Since late September, the Air Force has been flying missions with an unarmed aerial vehicle dubbed the Reaper--the bigger, more heavily armed sibling of the Predator.
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The high-tech future for the Army
Chief Scientist Thomas Killion talks about Army R&D efforts, high-tech soldiering and the outlook for robots and drones.
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