The INSIDER daily digest -- April 22, 2019

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has a deep dive into Raytheon's efforts to hold onto its decades-long missile defense radar work.

Inside Defense recently toured Raytheon's Andover, MA-based missile defense radar production facilities. Here's our in-depth story from that tour:

Patriot incumbent Raytheon aims to hold onto franchise with new LTAMDS radar

ANDOVER, MA -- Protruding from the side of a pair of two-story buildings here are dozens of oversize pipes that turn down at a right angle and extend directly to the ground, a quirky architectural feature that brings to mind insect legs.

In case you missed these from last Friday:

Army official: Aviation supply chain is the 'weak link' in sustaining force

NASHVILLE, TN -- The executive director of Army Aviation and Missile Command says "the current level of fragility" within the aviation supply chain is "unacceptable" and his No. 1 concern for sustaining the force.

Navy's push to standardize autonomous technology will start with MUSV solicitation

The upcoming request for proposals from the Navy's unmanned maritime systems office for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicle will send a "clear signal" to industry about autonomy: intellectual property cannot come at the expense of the military's ability to "plug and play," according to a service official.

Marine Corps plans to sign three-year research agreement with Kaman Aerospace

The Marine Corps is preparing to sign a three-year cooperative research and development agreement this summer with Kaman Aerospace to develop autonomous flight capabilities for logistics delivery using CQ-24A KMAX helicopters.