Saturday, April 20, 2024
Saturday, April 20, 2024
The nuclear triad, the Navy's MQ-4C Triton program and more are highlighted in this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter was in North Dakota this week talking about the nuclear triad:
Carter makes case for modernizing nuclear triad
The United States must bear the cost of nuclear modernization or face the prospect of losing its ability to deter nations like Russia and North Korea, which might seek to "coerce a conventionally superior opponent to back off or abandon an ally during a crisis," according to Defense Secretary Ash Carter.
Document: Carter speech at Minot AFB
The Navy's MQ-4C Triton can now enter low-rate initial production:
Pentagon clears Navy to launch planned $10 billion production run of Northrop's MQ-4C
The Pentagon's acquisition executive has approved the Navy's recommendation to begin production of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system, paving the way for a contract award as soon as this week that will launch a planned $10 billion procurement into the 2030s of the high-flying, broad-area maritime surveillance platform.
More news from this week's Inside the Navy:
Navy will seek LCS over-the-horizon missile offers in early FY-17
The Navy is planning to release a request for proposals for a long-range missile to be installed on all Littoral Combat Ships and future frigates in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, according to a service spokeswoman.
The Defense Department inspector general is looking into the Army's JAGM program:
DOD IG to examine JAGM procurement
The Pentagon's inspector general is examining the department's procurement of the successor to the Longbow and Hellfire missiles, according to a recently released notice.
Document: DOD IG memo on JAGM audit
More news from this week's Inside the Army:
Army aims for 'effective human-robot teaming' relationship
The Army has begun to "scratch the surface" in its research to equip autonomous systems with the ability to interpret directions within context, according to a member of the Army Research Lab.
Commander: Shift to Apache and UAS will provide key upgrades
The impending shift from the OH-58D Kiowa to the AH-64 Apache will augment the capabilities of the Army's "most rapidly deployable" Combat Aviation Brigade, according to its commander.
Lockheed will be working on a DARPA hypersonic concept program:
DARPA awards Lockheed $171.2M contract for hypersonic concept program
The Pentagon's advanced research arm awarded a $171.2 million contract to Lockheed Martin for a program designed to develop technologies that would enable weapon systems to fly more than five times the speed of sound.