Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has coverage of a nascent command-and-control warfighting concept, General Dynamics' quarterly earnings, a U.S. Northern Command assessment of North Korea's future ICBM capabilities and more.
Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke this morning at a Mitchell Institute event:
JADC2 to serve as test bed for new joint warfighting concept
The Pentagon is building a new warfighting concept to lay out capabilities that will define the future battle -- and intends to use the Air Force-led joint all-domain command and control effort as a proving ground, according to the military's second-highest-ranking officer.
With earnings season well underway, here's some news from General Dynamics' conference call with Wall Street analysts:
General Dynamics CEO says company is prepared for increased work at Electric Boat
General Dynamics has built new facilities and focused on its workforce to manage both Block V of the Virginia-class submarine and the Columbia-class submarine, according to the company's chief executive.
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) disclosed a new U.S. Northern Command assessment of North Korea's future ICBM capabilities during a hearing this week:
NORTHCOM: U.S. to assume 'increased risk' against North Korean ICBMs in 2025
North Korea could challenge the ability of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system to protect the U.S. homeland as soon as 2025, according to an assessment by U.S. Northern Command -- revealed by a lawmaker and verified by a top Pentagon official -- that anticipates continued advances in Pyongyang's long-range missile program.
More news from that hearing:
Pentagon considers INDOPACOM gambit to replace THAAD with Aegis Ashore on Guam
The Pentagon is considering a proposal to bolster Guam's defense by replacing the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system with an Aegis Ashore site -- a move that would mark the first Pacific deployment of the land-based Standard Missile system to protect forward-deployed forces in the western-most U.S. territory against North Korean threats.
Continuing cyber defense coverage from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
Industry leaders target DOD cyber certification among priorities for CISA 'tiger team'
The industry leaders of a CISA task force on supply-chain security say the Defense Department's emerging cybersecurity certification program is among the issues to be addressed by a new "tiger team" being formed to coordinate federal regulatory requirements.