Saturday, May 11, 2024
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Missile defense, Air Force pilots' oxygen masks and more highlight this Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Senior House defense authorizers want billions more for missile defense:
House lawmakers seek Trump's support on additional missile defense funding
The top Republican and Democrat on the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee have sent a letter to President Trump seeking his support for an additional $2.5 billion in missile defense funding for fiscal year 2018 in response to threats from North Korea.
The Air Force is still looking into why pilots had problems with their oxygen masks:
AFRL to start F-35A OBOGS comparison testing later this month
The Air Force Research Laboratory's 711th Human Performance Wing is continuing its investigation of the F-35 Onboard Oxygen-Generating System and plans to begin comparison testing later this month with one of the systems used by a pilot who experienced physiological symptoms at Luke Air Force Base, AZ.
The Navy wants quick and cheap solutions for special warfare capabilities:
Navy seeks quick solutions for irregular, expeditionary warfare capabilities
The Navy is seeking solutions to fill irregular, expeditionary and special warfare capabilities with a projected annual cost under $750,000 per project, according to a broad agency announcement on Federal Business Opportunities.
Army cyber news:
ARCYBER chief stresses benefits, risks of new technologies
Rapid technological advancement by not only the United States and its allies, but by adversaries, presents new challenges for the Army and the joint force, according to the head of Army Cyber Command.
Keep an eye out for an upcoming Navy jammer industry day:
Navy will host 'presolicitation day' for Next Generation Jammer Increment 2
The Navy recently announced it will host a "presolicitation day" in early September for the second increment of the multibillion-dollar Next Generation Jammer program, according to a Federal Business Opportunities notice.
News from DOD's Strategic Capabilities Office:
SCO seeks new round of proposals, including 'non-traditional defense technologies'
The Pentagon's Strategic Capabilities Office is gathering new ideas for potential funding in the areas of autonomous systems, deep learning, cyber, cross-domain kill chains and non-traditional defense technologies.
The Navy's next-generation radar recently tracked a target:
AMDR tracks medium-range ballistic missile target in key developmental test
The Navy's next-generation, surface warfare radar program -- the Air and Missile Defense Radar -- late last month successfully tracked a target during a developmental test against a medium-range ballistic missile, an assessment that builds on a test earlier this year to detect and track a short-range ballistic missile target.