Monday, March 17, 2025
This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest starts off with an Air Force decision to update the fleets at several Air National Guard units, DOD identifies more Chinese military companies, a new report says the Navy’s shipbuilding budget will grow quite a bit in the years to come, and the Navy is looking to buy a new landing ship.
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest begins with news on the Space Force issuing some commercial contracts soon, the former Speaker of the House comments on Trump’s national security picks, the top uniformed Army officer is once again talking about flexible funding, and some details on the Space Force’s ‘watch list.’
Today’s INSIDER Daily Digest looks at the AI needs of a major warfighting command, news from the Pentagon’s Replicator program, the Army is looking for help with cybersecurity, and some words from the exiting DOD comptroller.
This midweek INSIDER Daily Digest takes a look at how U.S. weapons transfers are leaving some bare shelves in INDOPACOM, the Navy is taking another step toward a new nuclear weapon, the Pentagon comptroller expects a bigger defense budget for the next administration, and the Army is beginning the process of acquiring a new radar.
Today’s INSIDER Daily Digest starts with a look at the Navy searching for shipbuilders to work on its latest frigate, an AUKUS hypersonic agreement, a $4 billion defense industry acquisition, the Army is looking to punch up its vehicle electronic warfare, and more.
Today’s INSIDER Daily Digest begins with a look at Air Force future research, news from our Inside Cybersecurity colleagues, Pentagon action to prohibit the use of foreign made drones, the Biden administration’s race to get Ukraine money out the door, and a new Army TNT facility being built.
This Veteran’s Day INSIDER Daily Digest starts off with new money going to defense microelectronics, some preventative moves made against foreign-made drones, how climate change will be handled by the incoming administration, and some counter UAS news.
Today’s INSIDER Daily Digest starts with a deep dive into a private funding plan for the Navy’s submarine industrial base, more Microelectronics Commons news, Oshkosh believes it can make up for the loss of a combat vehicle contract with a postal truck, and some cyber news on the zero trust front.
This midweek INSIDER Daily Digest begins with a look to the future of Army combat vehicles, some bad news for taxpayers on Air Force spending, news from the Microelectronics Commons community, and our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity report on zero trust issues.
This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest starts off with a look at a massive environmental review of the proposed missile defense site on Guam, the Defense Department issues a roadmap for its new industrial base strategy, an industry group has questions on how CMMC requirements will move through the systems, and congressional members want the White House budget office to examine the Navy’s submarine funding plan.
This Monday INSIDER starts with the Army revamping its industrial base, a missile defense radar may be in for some changes, a new Space Force contract, the White House releases a memo on artificial intelligence, and more.
Contractors are being asked if they can produce one of the key ballistic missile warning radars for the Missile Defense Agency, a program that is being given a significant boost in the agency's fiscal year 2025 budget.
Today’s INSIDER Daily Digest looks at the Government Accountability’s Office annual weapons assessment report, the Navy is making moves with its nuclear cruise missile program, more from the Senate Armed Services Committee, and more.
Today’s INSIDER Daily Digests looks at congressional action on artificial intelligence, unmanned air systems, the transfer of Guard units to the space force, the Biden administration’s views on the Senate defense authorization bill action, and more.
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest starts off with Democrat’s objections to sections of the House defense appropriations bill, new cost figures for the Air Force B-52 engine program, a new schedule for getting the V-22 flying again, and more.
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest is all about the House Appropriations Committee’s fiscal year 2025 defense spending bill. Our coverage looks at Air Force spending, Army trucks, the Defense Department’s Replicator program, and more.
This end of the week INSIDER Daily Digest starts off with news from Northrop on the Air Force’s newest bomber, Congress being briefed on a new unmanned program, news about the upcoming Air Force budget release, a senior congressional Republican pushing for a major defense spending increase and more.
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest starts off with some missile defense news, a look at what is causing the cost increases for the Air Force’s Sentinel missile program, financial news from Electric Boat, Army investments in ammunition plants, and more.
We close out this week’s INSIDER Daily Digest with news of the Army training soldiers to defend against drones, a hypersonic missile defense contract awarded by the Missile Defense Agency, budget news from Capitol Hill, the Pentagon missed getting a clean audit again, and more.
We start this Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest with news about the Air Force operationally combining manned and unmanned aircraft, lots of news on the impact of a continuing resolution, a major contractor is putting its money into a new startup operation, and two studies coming out of the Defense Innovation Board.