The INSIDER daily digest

A report to Congress on the Ohio-class submarine replacement program, Army force structure and more news highlights this Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest.

The Navy recently provided Congress with a cost report on the Ohio replacement submarine program based on numbers more than a year old:

Initial Ohio Replacement Program cost tracking report based on 2014 figures

The Navy -- which this summer plans to seek permission to launch a new ballistic missile submarine program with major budgetary implications for the service and the Defense Department -- recently provided lawmakers with a statutorily required cost report on the new effort based on figures more than a year old.

Document: Navy report to Congress on the Ohio-class submarine replacement program

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The Army needs more electronic warfare equipment:

Army leaders warn of shortfalls in EW, ground vehicles, force size

The Army faces key shortfalls in electronic warfare and "risks being too small to secure the nation," according to the director of the Army Capabilities Integration Center.

Document: Senate hearing on Army modernization

OSD and the Navy still haven't nailed down how to test the latest version of the DDG-51 class:

Defense Department still working out upgraded destroyer's test plan

The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Navy are still determining a way forward on testing the self-defense capabilities of the service's newly designed Flight III Arleigh-Burke destroyers, according to a program official.

Keep an eye out for a third SMDC design contract:

SMDC taps vendors to address future requirements

Army Space and Missile Defense Command has awarded small business contracts in two of three domains under its Design, Development, Demonstration and Integration (D3I) program, while the third remains under consideration.

The Office of Naval Research will look into the viability of a high water speed solution on both land and sea:

Marines have requested ONR investigate HWS viability on land and at sea

The Marine Corps has requested the Office of Naval Research investigate the viability of a high water speed solution that is as effective on land as it is at sea, according to the latest iteration of the service's Advanced Technology Investment Plan.

Continuing our coverage of GAO's latest report on selected weapon programs:

GAO questions reliability, security of radios, WIN-T

The Army should complete additional testing to ensure that its software-defined radios and tactical communications network are technologically mature and sufficiently reliable, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.