The INSIDER daily digest

Defense contractor news and missile defense are among the highlights of this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest.

The COO of Janus Global Operations spoke with Inside Defense this week:

Rebranded and expanded, Janus Global Operations seeks to boost sales

Following multiple acquisitions, stability operations contractor Sterling Global Operations has rebranded itself as Janus Global Operations and is seeking growth.

Keep an eye out for an upcoming SM-3 flight test later this month:

Late May flight tests to assess redesigned rocket motor that has bedeviled SM-3 Block IB

The Missile Defense Agency aims to flight test a redesigned component of the Standard Missile-3 Block IB interceptor later this month in a bid to evaluate the efficacy of recent third-stage rocket motor engineering changes, a prerequisite to advancing long-delayed plans to transition the Raytheon program to full-rate production.

The next presidential administration could have a hypervelocity gun in its arsenal:

Work: New hypervelocity gun could displace rail gun in next administration

Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said Monday that current Pentagon leaders have made investments intended to position the next presidential administration to offset expected Russian and Chinese technological advancements, specifically in lessons learned about a new hypervelocity gun.

Also keep an eye out for a GAO ruling on Palntir's Army intel software contract protest:

Ruling due this month on Palantir's protest over Army's intelligence software

The Government Accountability Office is expected to issue a ruling by May 26 about Palantir's concerns over the Army's plans to develop the service's next version of the Distributed Common Ground System.

News on the future of the Navy's unmanned airborne tanker:

Navy reveals follow-on increments for unmanned tanker program

The Navy recently revealed that the future unmanned tanker that will operate from an aircraft carrier will have follow-on increments to include precision weapons targeting, a radar and will be able to receive aerial refueling.

The Army isn't quite ready:

Army makes readiness gains, but still falls short

The Army is making strides in rebuilding readiness, but currently only one-third of the service is prepared to engage in full-spectrum conflict, according to the director of operations, readiness and mobilization in the Army's G-3/5/7 office.