Inside the Pentagon Highlights

Highlights from this week's edition of Inside the Pentagon:

1. The Defense Department ended fiscal year 2015 with a total of $93.8 billion in unobligated funds from prior years, a newly tallied figure likely of interest mostly to budget technocrats -- but a sum that could take on significant importance for weapon system programs should the newly minted FY-16 to -17 budget agreement somehow fail to be enacted.

Full story: DOD ended FY-15 with $93.8 billion in prior-year unobligated balances

2. The Missile Defense Agency is working to update its Ground-based Missile Defense system ahead of a pair of critical tests in the coming years.

Full story: MDA forges ahead with ground-based interceptor updates

3. Future unmanned aircraft missions include transporting cargo, refueling manned aircraft and swarming an enemy's defenses, the Pentagon's air warfare deputy director said Wednesday.

Full story: Wolski eyes UAS opportunities for transporting cargo, refueling