Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the fiscal year 2023 defense budget request, Navy shipyards, Army helicopters and more.
We start off with senior Pentagon leadership testifying on Capitol Hill about the FY-23 budget request:
Inflation's impact on defense budget emerges as bipartisan concern
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told lawmakers today the fiscal year 2023 defense budget assumes an "obviously incorrect" level of inflation, while Pentagon Comptroller Mike McCord pledged to work with congressional defense committees to provide a more accurate picture of the U.S. military's lost buying power in the coming months.
Document: Austin, Milley testimony on the FY-23 budget
More news from the Navy League's annual Sea-Air-Space symposium:
Navy wants fewer people, more dependability in future shipyards
The shipyards of the future will produce ships faster, feature fewer people and be "a lot more dependable," a service official said today at the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space conference.
Conn: Land-based testing needed to drive down unmanned risk
Before the Navy can deliver unmanned systems, the service needs to prioritize land-based testing to mitigate risk, especially for surface and sub-surface programs, according to a senior service official.
Selby: Navy needs to 'check our ego at the door' to innovate
The Navy needs to "check our ego at the door" and use what industry has already built if the service wants to innovate quickly, according to Rear Adm. Lorin Selby, chief of naval research.
Senior HII executive sees risk in Navy's planned LPD cuts
While industry is expressing concern over cuts to the LPD-class amphibious transport dock program in the Navy's fiscal year 2023 budget, some senior lawmakers say Congress will likely alter the service's plans.
Followed by news from Quad-A:
Boeing creating predictive maintenance for Chinook
NASHVILLE, TN -- Boeing is introducing algorithm-based predictive maintenance that could reduce sustainment costs on CH-47 Chinook helicopters, a company official said April 4 at the Army Aviation Association of America's annual conference.
The Marine Corps has sent its unfunded priorities wish list to Congress:
Marines send Congress unfunded priorities list seeking $2.2B in procurement
The Marine Corps has sent Congress a $3.5 billion unfunded priorities list, with $2.2 billion being sought for the procurement of weapon systems, according to documents obtained by Inside Defense.
Some space news from Colorado:
U.S. Space Command crafts strategy to integrate commercial technology
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- U.S. Space Command will work more closely with commercial companies to more quickly integrate existing and new technology, Gen. James Dickinson told reporters here Tuesday.
Lockheed Martin unveils open-source hardware upgrade system for satellites
LITTLETON, CO -- Aiming to provide continuous capability upgrades to satellites, Lockheed Martin has released open-source plans for docking systems that would allow for autonomous, in-orbit hardware additions.
Air Force urges industry to move faster in 'contested' space domain
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- Speed needs to be a greater priority for industry when developing and delivering space capabilities, according to Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond.
Last but by no means least, more news on the U.S.-Australia-U.K. submarine development agreement:
AUKUS agreement expands to include hypersonics, EW capabilities
The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have expanded the scope of efforts under their recently unveiled trilateral agreement to include hypersonic and electronic warfare capabilities, the White House has announced.