The INSIDER daily digest

By John Liang / May 2, 2016 at 4:19 PM

Coverage of last week's "Quad-A" confab, missile defense and more highlight this Monday INSIDER Daily Digest.

Inside Defense's coverage of the recent Army Aviation Association of America symposium in Atlanta:

Key decisions due soon for next-gen Army helicopters

ATLANTA -- The Army’s plan to overhaul its aviation platforms is nearing a critical point, according to a program official.

Army scrambling to balance modernization, readiness

ATLANTA -- The Army is working to balance readiness and modernization at "one of the most challenging times in history," while the service aims to provide soldiers with the most reliable and effective equipment, according to the principal civilian deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology.

Training and Doctrine Command chief weighs key Army mandates

ATLANTA -- In order to "win in a complex world," the Army needs to satisfy first-order principles that address the ever-changing global environment, according to the head of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.

Continuing our coverage of GAO's annual missile defense report:

GAO: reliability risks could trip up MDA plan to meet expanded GBI fielding in 2017

The Obama administration's 2013 directive to bolster defense of the United States by 2017 against the North Korean ballistic missile threat could be tripped up by reliability issues stemming from the Missile Defense Agency's "optimistic and aggressive" schedule for fielding a new variant of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense interceptor, according to a congressional audit.

JLENS could get revived:

House bill sets stage for antimissile blimp to be pumped up elsewhere

The House Armed Services Committee last week passed a defense policy bill calling on U.S. Northern Command to think about where next to deploy the Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor after a mishap near Baltimore last year.

The National Sea-based Deterrence Fund could be getting SSBN(X) money:

Navy: Ohio-class replacement money to be deposited in deterrence fund

The Navy is planning to deposit shipbuilding funds appropriated for the Ohio-class replacement program in fiscal year 2017 into the National Sea-based Deterrence Fund, according to the service.

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