Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Marine Corps' CH-53K helicopter program, the Navy's Columbia-class submarine, the F-35B short-takeoff-and-landing variant of the Joint Strike Fighter and more.
The Navy's fiscal year 2020 budget appeal, obtained this week by Inside Defense, states that the Marine Corps' CH-53K helicopter program has suffered a multimillion-dollar cost increase:
Navy discloses $43.4 million CH-53K cost increase to House appropriators
The Navy has informed House appropriators of a recent cost increase for the Marine Corps' delayed new heavy-lift helicopter.
Here's more of our recent coverage of the Navy's appeal document:
$20M congressional cut could trigger up to $43M in fees for Columbia sub program
The Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program is at risk of incurring up to $43 million in contract cancellation fees if Congress slashes $20 million in requested funding for missile tube production.
Navy urges House appropriators to restore rescinded F-35B funds
The Navy disagrees with the House Appropriations Committee's choice to rescind fiscal year 2019 advanced procurement funding for the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter, arguing the move would set back the service's timeline for standing up the Marine Corps' second squadron of F-35Cs.
House cuts could limit LUSV concept design contracts from seven to five awards
The concept design phase for a new unmanned surface vessel may be limited from seven contract awards to five if Congress maintains a proposed $20 million cut to the program in the fiscal year 2020 defense spending bill, according to an undated document newly obtained by Inside Defense.
Document: Navy's appeals to FY-20 House spending bill
A new GAO report states the Army "is experiencing staffing, equipping, and training challenges" as it moves quickly to activate new cyber units:
GAO: Army's new cyber units struggling to gain footing
The Army may be getting ahead of itself in creating new cyber and electronic warfare units for multidomain operations without properly assessing risk, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Document: GAO report on Army cyber
Textron Systems is slated to soon put the first Ship-to-Shore Connector off the manufacturing line -- built for test and trials -- through its paces with a load that simulates the weight of an M1 Abrams tank:
Final phase of Ship-to-Shore Connector builder's trials set for next week
The lead craft in the Navy's Ship-to-Shore Connector program -- a $5.4 billion project to modernize the fleet of combat hovercraft used to move Marine Corps ground vehicles, cargo and personnel from sea to land -- is readying to execute next week the final stage of builder's trials, a prelude to follow-on government acceptance trials and then delivery this fall.
Last but certainly not least, we have some news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
Huawei disputes U.S. claims in arguing unconstitutionality of NDAA ban of its products
Lawyers for Huawei are disputing claims by the U.S. government to argue that a ban on its products under the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act violates the Constitution, in a case that sets up a legal showdown over issues with broader implications for addressing cybersecurity threats from China.