Friday, April 26, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024
Key Issues Optical clocks Prototype funding SPAFORGEN
This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Strategic Command's unfunded priorities lists plus coverage from the Sea-Air-Space and Quad-A conferences.
We start off with NORTHCOM's and STRATCOM's unfunded priorities:
NORTHCOM seeks $135M in unfunded priorities
U.S. Northern Command has sent Congress a $135 million list of unfunded priorities for fiscal year 2023 focused on procuring additional information technology equipment and refurbishing aging infrastructure, according to a letter obtained by Inside Defense.
STRATCOM chief bucks White House on low-yield nukes
Adm. Charles Richard, chief of U.S. Strategic Command, wants Congress to know that he believes President Biden's fiscal year 2023 defense budget reflects the "essential minimum" required for nuclear national security, telling lawmakers he sees the need for a low-yield nuclear weapon to address a "deterrence and assurance gap," according to a letter obtained by Inside Defense.
Followed by Quad-A coverage:
FARA prototypes reach 85% completion
NASHVILLE, TN -- Bell and Sikorsky have each built at least 85% of their first competitive prototypes for the Army's Future Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft program, the companies said April 4 at the Army Aviation Association of America's annual conference here.
Bush: Ground warfare could receive more budget attention after Ukraine war
NASHVILLE, TN -- Funding for the Army's land forces could grow -- or at least avoid cuts -- in the Pentagon's fiscal year 2024 budget request as leaders assess the impact of the war in Ukraine, the Army acquisition executive said April 4.
Plus the latest from the Sea-Air-Space symposium:
Navy envisions new UAS mission set
The Navy wants to expand the mission of its unmanned aerial systems to multiple areas, according to a senior service official.
Gilday and Berger sell FY-23 divestments as path to future force
The Navy's fiscal year 2023 budget request is about capability, rather than simple numbers, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said today.