Defense Business Briefing -- Aug. 17, 2021

Welcome to today's Defense Business Briefing, your weekly roundup of the latest defense industry news.

This week's top story

Northrop eyeing next round of NSSL competition

As the Space Force plans for its next phase of competition for the National Security Space Launch program, Northrop Grumman officials said they are closely watching the process as they weigh whether to invest in a system to compete for that effort.

News & notes

MDA readies second GMD futures solicitation for SITR

The Missile Defense Agency has published the second of two new industry competitions planned for the continued sustainment and development of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system: Systems Integration, Test and Readiness (SITR).

Army plans new software to coordinate theater-level fires

The Army is seeking white papers from the defense industry about possible capabilities for the Joint Targeting Command and Computing System, which will coordinate joint and coalition fires from the battalion through theater levels, according to a July 19 notice.

Navy awards over $2.7 billion in LCS multiyear sustainment contracts

The Navy has awarded over $2.7 billion in multiyear maintenance contracts for Littoral Combat Ships, according to a Defense Department announcement.

SDA aims to issue Tranche 1 Transport Layer RFP this month

The Space Development Agency is on track to release a formal solicitation for its Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites on Aug. 27.

Appointments & promotions

Robinson joins Northrop board

Northrop Grumman announced it has added Graham Robinson to its board of directors.

What's happening

The week ahead

Senior defense officials are scheduled to speak at several events this week.

For Inside Defense subscribers

Martin: Look to 2030 for MDO-centric force structure changes

Army force structure changes, which would adapt the service to multidomain operations, could come around 2030, Gen. Joseph Martin, the vice chief of staff of the Army, told Inside Defense in an interview.

Hyten: JROC will conduct IAMD capability gap assessment for next requirement

The Joint Requirements Oversight Council will be conducting an integrated air and missile defense capability gap assessment as part of its next requirement for the Joint Warfighting Concept following four recently signed "strategic directives."