The INSIDER daily digest -- August 1, 2023

This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Air Force Life Cycle Industry Day conference, Navy unmanned systems and more.

We start off with coverage from the annual Air Force Life Cycle Industry Day conference in Ohio:

Air Force to release tanker recapitalization requirements next month

DAYTON, OH -- The Air Force will release a draft request for information with formal requirements for the KC-135A recapitalization by this September, Scott Boyd, deputy program executive officer for mobility aircraft, said yesterday.

Senate appropriators have thoughts on certain Navy unmanned systems:

Lawmakers seek market analysis to anchor LDUUV acquisitions

In another show of congressional support for large commercial unmanned underwater vehicles, Senate appropriators are calling on Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro to conduct a market analysis of those platforms as a precursor to acquisition.

Senate lawmakers seek 'sustainable path' for MQ-25 Stingray

Noting production costs have skyrocketed by 230% since April 2020, the Senate Appropriations Committee supported roughly $800 million requested by the Pentagon to continue funding the Navy's multipurpose MQ-25 Stingray platform.

The White House late last week sent Congress a statement of administration policy on the Senate version of the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill:

Weapons provisions in Senate bill draw White House opposition

The White House has registered its disapproval over several weapons-related provisions in the Senate's version of the annual defense authorization bill -- some of which are also supported by the House -- according to a statement of administration policy released by the Office of Management and Budget.

White House opposes Senate move to reinstate DOD's chief management officer

The White House says it "strongly opposes" a provision in the Senate's version of the fiscal year 2024 defense authorization bill that would reestablish the position of the Defense Department's chief management officer, according to a statement of administration policy from the Office of Management and Budget.

Document: Statement of administration policy on Senate's FY-24 defense policy bill

On July 26, Air Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot submitted answers to prepared questions to the Senate Armed Services Committee regarding his nomination to become the heads of U.S. Northern Command/North American Aerospace Defense Command:

NORAD tasked to detect, track, identify small uncrewed aircraft threats to White House, Capitol

North American Aerospace and Defense and U.S. Northern commands are spearheading an effort to detect, track and identify the emerging threat of attack by small uncrewed air systems on the White House, the Congress and other critically important locations in the wider National Capitol Region.

Document: Guillot APQs on NORTHCOM nomination