Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Missile Defense Agency's Next Generation Interceptor program, the Army's upcoming electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle and more.
Boeing now knows why it wasn't chosen to work on the Next Generation Interceptor program:
MDA debriefs Boeing on NGI loss, option to protest closes next week
The Missile Defense Agency has debriefed Boeing on its loss in the Next Generation Interceptor, giving the incumbent in the Ground-based Midcourse Defense program through next week to consider whether to protest awards to Lockheed Martin -- which ranked first in the three-way contest -- and a Northrop Grumman/Raytheon team, according to a source familiar with recent developments.
Inside Defense recently interviewed Army Maj. Ryan Ressler, eLRV project officer in the maneuver requirements division of the Maneuver Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate:
Hybrid drivetrain likely 'most feasible' for eLRV, Army official says
It is more likely that the Army's upcoming electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle will have a hybrid than a pure electric drivetrain, according to officials leading the development and prototyping of the vehicle.
A new Government Accountability Office report finds that Defense Department "domain readiness varied from fiscal year 2017 through fiscal year 2019":
GAO: Ground readiness improves, but sea readiness decreases
The Defense Department has experienced an increase in ground readiness and a decrease in sea readiness from fiscal year 2017 through FY-19, according to a Government Accountability Office report published Wednesday.
Document: GAO report on military readiness
The Pentagon recently released a controlled unclassified information "Quick Reference Guide" brochure, as well as an associated slide deck:
Pentagon releases guides for marking controlled unclassified information ahead of CMMC program launch
The Defense Department has issued two new resources for contracting officials regarding the identification of controlled unclassified information and how it should be identified on government documents.
The Navy's top information warfare officer spoke this week at a Navy League event:
Final DOD approval of JADC2 strategy is 'imminent,' Trussler says
The Defense Department's Joint All-Domain Command and Control strategy is "very close" to gaining final Pentagon approval, according to Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler, the deputy chief of naval operations for information warfare.