Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a delay to the JEDI cloud contract dispute, the Air Force's Combat Rescue Helicopter program, Navy autonomous vehicles and more.
Don't expect the JEDI cloud contract dispute to be settled anytime soon:
DOD investigating 'new information' tied to potential conflicts of interest in JEDI cloud procurement
Oracle's protest against the potentially $10 billion Joint Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure program is on pause as the Pentagon investigates "new information" in determining whether conflicts of interest tainted the competition in favor of Amazon Web Services.
The Air Force is aiming to get its Combat Rescue Helicopter program to the next developmental milestone by September:
CRH program aims for September 2019 milestone C decision despite DOT&E warning
The Combat Rescue Helicopter program office is aiming for a September 2019 milestone C decision, despite concerns from the Pentagon's senior weapons tester.
Keep an eye out for some upcoming Navy industry days on autonomous vehicles:
Navy seeks industry help to develop standards for autonomous vehicle architecture
The Navy is proposing a series of industry days to discuss the nascent stages of standardizing autonomous vehicle interfaces, with the intent to mandate those standards in future contracts, according to a Feb. 15 request for information.
The Defense Department needs a new satellite network that can track hypersonic missiles:
DOD seeks new satellite network for long-range, hypersonic strike targeting
The Pentagon is asking industry for ideas on a new satellite constellation optimized to identify fleeting, high-priority targets for attack by conventionally armed hypersonic glide vehicles, a solicitation that marks a development in the U.S. military's effort to field a new class of ultra-fast weapons and advances the Trump administration's goal to develop a "left of launch" missile defense capability.
More missile defense news:
RKV flunks review, MDA resetting program schedule and budget requirement
The Missile Defense Agency's effort to accelerate development of a new Ground-based Midcourse Defense kill vehicle -- a more than $2.6 billion project to deliver a reliable ballistic missile defense warhead to protect the United States from North Korean and potential Iranian threats -- suffered a setback when the Redesigned Kill Vehicle did not pass muster with a key design review last year.
The Navy recently called on industry to provide details to inform the requirements process for the future large surface combatant:
Navy begins fielding information for future large surface combatant
The Navy has begun its search for information on a future large surface combatant, asking industry for feedback on potential systems, capabilities, designs and technology options for the vessel.
The Navy also has a new initiative, called the "Revolutionize Readiness Campaign Plan":
Readiness officer billet, fleet analytics office to come in Navy readiness plan
SAN DIEGO -- Adm. Christopher Grady, U.S. Fleet Forces commander, is preparing to sign out a "readiness campaign plan" in the coming weeks that will establish a fleet analytics office, and potentially install an officer billet on his staff focused on readiness.