The INSIDER daily digest -- Jan. 5, 2023

This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a proposed multibillion-dollar Standard Missile-3 procurement contract, Joint Strike Fighter engine deliveries, naval training in the gulf of Alaska and more.

We start off with a look at a proposed multiyear megadeal between the Missile Defense Agency and Raytheon to procure Standard Missile-3 interceptors:

DOD eyeing seven-year contract vehicle to keep SM-3 production line humming through 2029

The Defense Department is eyeing a potential seven-year megadeal with Raytheon to buy the most advanced Aegis guided missiles -- the Block IB and Block IIA variants of the Standard Missile-3 -- as part of a sole-source contract to support orders between fiscal years 2023 and 2029.

In case you missed it, we also had news this week about MDA figuring out what went wrong with a 2021 intercept test attempt:

Failure review board identifies cause of 2021 missile defense test failure, do-over set for 2023

A classified Defense Department investigation has identified what is believed to be the root cause of a 2021 missile defense failure, giving the Missile Defense Agency confidence to plan a do-over flight test this year that will pit a pair of Standard Missile-6 interceptors against a medium-range ballistic missile target.

Deliveries of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engines will be pushed back:

JPO, Pratt agree to delay F-35 engine deliveries

The F-35 Joint Program Office and F135 engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney agreed to postpone delivery of new F135 engines as officials continue an investigation into the crash of an F-35B on a Texas runway in December, a JPO spokesman said in a statement to Inside Defense.

Naval training exercises in the Gulf of Alaska will continue:

Navy to continue training in Gulf of Alaska following environmental impact statement

After completing an environmental impact statement, the Navy intends to continue conducting periodic training exercises in the Gulf of Alaska, according to a record of decision published Wednesday.

Document: Navy record of decision for training in Gulf of Alaska

Last but by no means least, our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity have a look ahead at all the potential cyber issues for the government in 2023:

Cyber Outlook 2023

Multiple agencies are expected to act on incident reporting requirements in the new year as work to digest industry feedback continues at the Securities and Exchange Commission and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, while changes to federal acquisition regulations from the 2021 cyber executive order are coming along with the release of the long-awaited national cyber strategy.