Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Continued coverage of the Army's Quad A symposium and a slew of Air Force news highlight this Friday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Quad A coverage:
Gayler: Army on 'a path to reviewing and correcting' issues in aviation
NASHVILLE, TN -- The Army is working to address dozens of recommendations generated by a broad-based review of its aviation portfolio, the aviation branch chief said April 27.
Gayler: Despite DOD focus on CS 3, Army's top need is for CS 1
NASHVILLE, TN -- While the initial effort on Future Vertical Lift is focused on a medium-lift platform, the Army's top priority remains an armed reconnaissance aircraft, according to the service's aviation branch chief.
News from this week's Inside the Air Force:
Rogers: First steps to DOD space org reform coming in FY-18 mark
The chairman of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee told Inside the Air Force this week he is working to draft "meaningful language" to include in fiscal year 2018 and 2019 defense policy legislation that would put the Defense Department on a 10-year path toward establishing a standalone "space force."
Air Force switches to best-value Huey recap, sets cost ceiling at $4.1B
The Air Force will judge helicopters pitched to replace the UH-1N Huey on four criteria that were added into the classified second draft request for proposals earlier this month, a service spokeswoman told Inside the Air Force this week.
Lockheed considers modifying JASSM to carry small munitions, UAS
Lockheed Martin is drawing up ideas for ways to turn its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile into a delivery system for smaller munitions and potentially small unmanned aerial systems, a configuration that could be immediately available with federal funding, a company official told Inside the Air Force this week.
DOD may reduce JSF procurement to cover development delay
A Government Accountability Office report released this week reveals the Defense Department may reduce F-35 Joint Strike Fighter procurement funding between fiscal years 2018 and 2020 to pay for system development and demonstration delays.
Pentagon's OCX deep dive shows progress, reviews system readiness
The Pentagon completed its fifth deep-dive review of the next-generation GPS Operational Control Segment last week, and concluded that prime contractor Raytheon "continues to make progress."
IOC for SDB II integration on F-15E pushed to 2019; F-35A may come sooner
The Air Force now expects to complete integration of Raytheon's Small Diameter Bomb II onto Boeing's F-15E in 2019, two years later than originally planned, a service spokeswoman recently confirmed.
Multidomain command-and-control ECCT to host tabletop exercise in July
The Air Force plans to hold a tabletop exercise with three- and four-star generals in July as part of its ongoing study of multidomain command and control, an official leading the effort said this week.