The INSIDER daily digest

The Long-Range Strike Bomber and news from an Air Force conference in Florida lead off this Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest.

Don't expect Sen. McCain to sign off on the Air Force's Long-Range Strike Bomber anytime soon:

McCain vows to oppose Air Force's new bomber

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-AZ) has vowed to oppose authorization of the Air Force's Long-Range Strike Bomber contract to Northrop Grumman because the Pentagon has committed to a cost-plus arrangement, giving the potentially $80 billion program a powerful enemy on Capitol Hill.

Additional bomber news from the Air Warfare Symposium:

Gen. Rand: Air Force to deliver updated bomber roadmap in late March

ORLANDO, FL -- Air Force Global Strike Command will brief top leadership in late March on its plans to integrate the Long-Range Strike Bomber into its fleet.

The Congressional Budget Office thinks DOD's five-year spending plan could exceed BCA caps:

CBO: Pentagon's 2016-2020 spending plan could exceed BCA by $162B

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office recently revealed analysis showing the Defense Department's projected spending plan for 2016-2020 could exceed spending caps set by the 2011 Budget Control Act by as much as $162 billion because of a variety of rosy assumptions based on congressional cooperation and weapon system costs.

Document: CBO presentation on 'prospects for DOD's budget over the next decade'

An overview of proposed FY-17 Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) funding:

Carter's Silicon Valley outreach team funded at $210M over FYDP

Defense Secretary Ash Carter's Silicon Valley outreach team -- the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx), is slated to be funded at $210 million over the next five years, according to Pentagon budget documents released last week.

Funding for a Conventional Prompt Global Strike capability has been doubled:

DOD seeks $181M for CPGS program, with flight test planned for FY-17

With the goal of testing a system designed to strike worldwide targets in under an hour using non-nuclear weapons, the Pentagon has more than doubled spending for the Conventional Prompt Global Strike capability development program.

An advanced targeting system prototype for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is scheduled for delivery this year:

Lockheed to deliver Advanced EOTS prototype this year

ORLANDO, FL -- Lockheed Martin expects to deliver a prototype of its advanced electro-optical targeting system this year -- a capability F-35 Joint Strike Fighter officials have said is a top priority for Block 4 modernization.