Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the proposed Space Force and more.
We start off with some big space news:
Pentagon estimates new Space Force will cost $2 billion over five years
The Pentagon estimates it will cost about $2 billion over the next five years to stand up a Space Force, including $72 million in fiscal year 2020 for a new headquarters, according to a strategic overview document that will accompany the Defense Department's forthcoming legislative proposal.
Document: Space Force Strategic Overview
Air Force secretary questions rationale for Space Development Agency
ORLANDO, FL -- Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told reporters today she still has several questions about the call from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for a new Space Development Agency, including how the new agency would differ from the existing Space and Missile Systems Center.
Here is some defense business news:
SAIC seeks faster, more integrated approach to technology development
Science Applications International Corp.'s "Innovation Factory," established last year, marks the first step in the company's effort to adapt to a faster pace for defense technology development, the contractor's chief technology officer said this week.
DOD IG finds TransDigm earned $16 million in excess profit on $26 million in sales of 46 parts
The Pentagon inspector general, in a new report, finds that TransDigm earned $16.1 million in excess profit for 46 parts sold to the Defense Logistics Agency and the Army for $26.2 million between 2015 and 2017.
Pentagon increasing collaboration with private sector, but military won't be 'panacea' in cyberspace
The Defense Department is increasing collaboration in cyberspace with the private sector through several "pathfinder" projects, but the military should not step in to solve security issues that are largely the responsibility of private industry, according to a DOD official.
Should the Navy retire one of its Nimitz-class aircraft carriers soon? At least one lawmaker isn't so sure:
Gallagher: 'I'm not sure it makes sense' to retire Nimitz-class carrier early
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), a member of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee, said today he doesn't think "it makes sense" to retire the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Truman early.
Expect some lawmakers to oppose cuts to military construction projects in their districts to pay for a southern border wall:
DOD to give Congress state-by-state list of MILCON projects being deferred for border wall
Pentagon officials told lawmakers today they will soon provide Congress with a state-by-state list of military construction projects slated to be deferred so $3.6 billion can be tapped to build a wall on the southern border.
. . . But Tyndall Air Force Base will get to continue reconstruction in the wake of a major hurricane:
Air Force official: Highly unlikely funds for Tyndall AFB reconstruction will go to border wall
Funds used to repair damages at Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, taken from existing operations and maintenance accounts, will likely not be diverted to pay for President Trump's southern border wall, an Air Force official told a House subcommittee this week.
The Marine Corps will soon be fielding its first Joint Light Tactical Vehicle:
Marine Corps to field first JLTV, is addressing DOT&E concerns
The Marine Corps will begin fielding its Joint Light Tactical Vehicle this week and is addressing concerns highlighted last month by the Pentagon's top weapons tester.
Lockheed Martin has received a Navy contract to build a submarine-launched hypersonic booster:
Navy plunks down $846 million to begin building hypersonic booster
The Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a potential $846 million contract to begin building a new booster for a submarine-launched, maneuvering hypersonic payload, marking a significant development in the Pentagon's plans to ready a new class of ultra-fast conventional weapons to strike high priority, fleeting targets.