Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Tuesday’s INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a space acquisition shakeup, the Missile Defense Agency’s No. 1 program, an Army robotics effort, microelectronics, and more.
The new Air Force secretary announced a reorganization for the service’s space acquisition office:
Kendall announces major reorganization of space acquisition
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall today announced a significant reorganization of the service’s space acquisition directorate that will create a new Space Force acquisition and integration office, adding that he’s working through a short list of candidates to recommend for the new Space Force acquisition executive role.
An upgrade to a major missile defense project will add more interceptors:
DOD estimates GMD SLEP will add additional ‘missiles’ to GBI inventory, grow fleet beyond 44
The Defense Department believes it can increase the inventory of Ground-based Interceptors by integrating existing components with new hardware acquired through the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Service Life Extension Program (SLEP), giving U.S. commanders more than 44 guided missiles to counter North Korean intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The Army is expanding its use of robotics:
Army adds leader-follower tech to artillery resupply vehicle
DETROIT ARSENAL, MI -- The Army has added its leader-follower autonomous driving technology to an artillery resupply vehicle, and it could be added to self-propelled howitzers in the future, service officials said last month.
The lead scientist for the Air Force says America should make a big investment in microelectronics:
Investments, goal-setting needed in microelectronics, USAF chief scientist says
The Air Force’s chief scientist is calling on policymakers to not only invest in new microelectronics technologies, but also help shape goal-setting around those investments, as the service and defense officials seek to make the area a budget priority in the next fiscal year.
New radar technology may be coming for North America:
NORAD lobbying for next-gen, over-the-horizon technology in North Warning System modernization
The top military official responsible for defending U.S. and Canadian airspace is lobbying for the two nations to invest in an advanced, next-generation sensor system capable of seeing beyond the horizon and detecting a wide range of threats -- from large bombers to small, unmanned aircraft -- advocacy that is likely to influence future plans to replace NORAD’s centerpiece radar network: the North Warning System (NWS).