Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on naval unmanned systems and more.
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division recently held an industry day:
Unmanned programs coming to 'a lot' of Navy warfare centers
Navy warfare centers are seeing a growing emphasis on unmanned systems, including the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division.
More Navy unmanned systems news:
Boeing using digital model to move from MQ-25 test asset to Navy aircraft
ST. LOUIS -- Boeing is using digital models to bridge the gap between its MQ-25 Stingray T1 prototype and the aircraft the company will build for the Navy.
And more news from Boeing's facility in St. Louis:
Boeing ramping up Navy's Super Hornet Block III conversion
ST. LOUIS -- Boeing is going to convert the Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornets to the most advanced version of the fighter jet -- at a fast pace.
The fiscal year 2022 defense policy bill includes a provision that calls for existing missile defense technologies be adopted to expedite fielding on Guam with "an objective of achieving initial operating capability in 2025":
Defense policy bill would set new marker in debate over improved Guam missile defense: IOC in 2025
Lawmakers have set a 2025 target for fielding an improved air- and missile defense capability on Guam to give the island 360-degree protection against advanced Chinese threats, a statutory provision -- once the fiscal year 2022 defense authorization bill is signed by the president -- that would set a new marker in the debate over whether, what and when to deploy on the Western Pacific U.S. territory.
Inside Defense recently interviewed the head of a consortium formed in April consisting of U.S.-based companies that advocate for legislation to bolster domestic production of printed circuit boards:
Industry group calls for holistic approach to microelectronics 'ecosystem'
An industry group formed earlier this year is calling for a holistic approach to the microelectronics "ecosystem" that includes increasing federal investment in the printed circuit board industry to build a resilient supply chain and domestic manufacturing base.
We also chatted with Anne Cheever, program manager for DARPA's Biomanufacturing: Survival, Utility and Reliability beyond Earth (B-SURE) effort:
DARPA exploring in-space biomanufacturing under new B-SURE program
A new program from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will consider the feasibility and economic viability for space-based biomanufacturing.