Thursday, March 20, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on software for multidomain autonomous system swarms, the Marine Corps' Amphibious Combat Vehicle program and more.
We start off with some unmanned systems news:
L3Harris unveils scalable, multidomain 'smart swarm' drone technology
L3Harris Technologies has rolled out its latest software solution for multidomain autonomous system swarms -- called "AMORPHOUS."
The Marine Corps' Amphibious Combat Vehicle program is showing signs of progress:
ACV fielding expands as Marine Corps draws on lessons from testing and deployment
The Marine Corps has begun fielding its Amphibious Combat Vehicle to the East Coast, completed the ACV's first overseas deployment and wrapped up contract negotiations over the program's upcoming 30mm cannon variant -- signs of progress in the service's effort to expand fielding of the critical amphibious platform.
More coverage of the Pentagon's latest operational test and evaluation report:
DOT&E warns of key missile defense assessment gap as MDA pulls funding for M&S project
The Pentagon's top weapons tester is raising alarms over gaps in critical modeling and simulation (M&S) tools needed to assess the effectiveness of new missile defense systems -- including the Next Generation Interceptor and Glide Phase Interceptor -- against evolving threats.
DOT&E: Funding not available to execute key Sentinel A4 testing
The Army's Sentinel A4 program office is currently unable to provide the funding and "test resources" needed to execute its plans for initial operational test and evaluation, according to the Pentagon’s top weapons tester.
A new budget resolution introduced last week instructs the Senate Armed Services Committee to add $150 billion to the U.S. deficit for the defense portion of an upcoming budget reconciliation bill between fiscal years 2025 and 2034:
Graham unveils blueprint for $150B defense increase
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released a resolution today that would pump an additional $150 billion into the U.S. defense budget over the next several years to cover integrated air and missile defense, Navy shipbuilding and military readiness.
Document: Graham's FY-25/34 budget resolution