Welcome to today's Defense Business Briefing, your weekly roundup of the latest defense industry news.
HII announces new technical solutions reorganization in wake of Alion purchase
Huntington Ingalls Industries recently announced new business groups and executive appointments within its Technical Solutions division, following the company's $1.65 billion acquisition of Alion Science and Technology.
Rheinmetall, Army to collaborate on 50 mm gun integration for OMFV
American Rheinmetall Vehicles and the Army's Armaments Center have signed a cooperative research and development agreement that will allow Rheinmetall to collaborate with the government on weapon systems that could go into the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, the company announced Aug. 26.
General Atomics awarded contract for LDUUV motor and power system
The Office of Naval Research awarded General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems a contract to design a motor and energy storage system for a Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle.
Draft legislation would mandate sweeping scrub of entire major weapon system inventory, identify divestitures
An influential lawmaker is proposing legislation that -- if enacted -- could establish a new framework for assessing the suitability of the U.S. military’s existing major weapon system inventory for potential future combat operations, directing a review that could reshape the $2 trillion roster of current projects by identifying programs for divestiture that are not keeping pace with emerging threats.
House panel would add $100M for Army procurement
The House Armed Services Committee’s chairman’s mark of the fiscal year 2022 defense policy bill would authorize $21.4 billion in Army procurement, a slight increase from the $21.3 billion in the service’s budget request.
The week ahead
The full House Armed Services Committee marks up its version of the fiscal year defense authorization bill this week, and the U.S. military is closing in on an Aug. 31 deadline to evacuate thousands of people from Afghanistan.
House authorizers want LRSO procurement contract award contingent on receiving new cost information
House authorizers are seeking to block the Air Force from awarding a procurement contract for its new nuclear cruise missile until officials share updated cost information with lawmakers, according to a new document obtained by Inside Defense.
Pentagon pauses billions intended for Afghan military
The Defense Department, following the Taliban's takeover of Kabul, has halted all plans to spend $3.3 billion to bolster the now collapsed Afghan military, along with about another $3 billion in previously unspent training and equipping funds.