Sunday, May 12, 2024
Sunday, May 12, 2024
DOD's latest industrial capabilities report, nuclear command and control, foreign military sales and more highlight this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Coverage of the Pentagon's latest industrial capabilities report:
Trump administration echoes concerns about outlook for future military aircraft
The Trump administration is echoing concerns raised by the Obama administration about the ability of the aerospace sector to sustain the unique design and manufacturing skills needed to ensure future U.S. military combat aircraft can be both designed and produced, according to a report by the Pentagon office charged with monitoring the defense industrial base.
Pentagon: Number of defense-related M&A transactions roughly flat in 2016
In 2016, the Pentagon reviewed 12 of the roughly 380 defense-related mergers and acquisitions, according to a new report to Congress from the Defense Department's manufacturing and industrial base policy office.
The Air Force is seeking ways to improve coordination within the various nuclear command and control components:
Air Force offers seed money for industry's NC3 networking, modeling ideas
The Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Global Strike Command and the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center are seeking ideas for nuclear command, control and communications "to define the art of the possible for future NC3 architectures and survivable and enduring communication systems," according to a recent broad agency announcement.
Document: Air Force BAA for NC3 networking, modeling ideas
A new GAO report on foreign military sales is out:
DOD to issue guidance on foreign arms sales requirements
The Defense Department is developing guidance to ensure the military is properly defining the requirements of foreign arms buyers as part of an effort to make foreign military sales more timely, according to a recent government audit.
Document: GAO report on foreign military sales
The head of Army Materiel Command recently spoke at a ground vehicles conference:
AMC commander implementing change in contracting
Army Materiel Command is working to change its approach to contracting to ensure materiel readiness on the battlefield, according to its commanding general.
Perna: 'My No. 1 priority is supply chain'
The Army needs to improve its supply chain availability, according to the head of Army Materiel Command.
Defense execs are backing Trump's move to investigate Chinese theft:
Trump directs USTR to 'consider all available options' on contested Chinese IP practices
President Trump today issued an order to consider a Section 301 investigation into China's intellectual property practices, a move welcomed by many in industry and on Capitol Hill -- although some Democrats blasted the administration for not going far enough to counter Chinese forced technology transfers.