Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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The MQ-25 Stingray competition, upcoming testing of the Navy's F-35 aircraft carrier variant and more highlight this Monday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Don't count on Lockheed Martin having an actual prototype of its proposed MQ-25 Stingray ready anytime soon:
Lockheed has not built prototype for MQ-25 competition
Lockheed Martin does not have a prototype of its offering for the MQ-25 Stingray competition but will use "a solution that’s very representative" in an upcoming test with the Navy, according to a company executive.
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Keep an eye out this summer for the Navy testing its F-35 carrier variant on actual aircraft carriers:
Navy prepares for first-ever F-35C carrier operational test this summer
The Navy is gearing up for F-35C shipboard operational testing with Carrier Air Wing 7 this summer before initial operational test and evaluation kicks off for the Joint Strike Fighter in September, according to a service official.
The Army Research Laboratory has a new "Open Campus Intiative":
Army Research Lab opens regional partnership in Boston
The Army Research Laboratory has established a new outpost designed to leverage academic and private-sector resources to advance the service's science and technology priorities.
The Army's Rapid Capabilities Office will soon become a program executive office:
As RCO transitions to a program executive office, Army seeks flexibility
The Army Rapid Capabilities Office, established in August 2016 with a mandate to close critical gaps on an accelerated basis, is moving inside the traditional acquisition process.
An analysis of alternatives for the Army's Future Vertical Lift Capability Set 3 "is still moving along," according to a senior service official:
TCM FVL: CS 3 AOA is behind schedule; should still hit milestone A target
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Funding instability has led to a slight schedule slip in requirements development for the first Future Vertical Lift aircraft, but the Army aims to regain ground where possible, according to the TRADOC capability manager for FVL.
(For complete coverage of last week's AUSA Global Force Symposium, click here.)