The INSIDER daily digest -- Jan. 9, 2020

By John Liang / January 9, 2020 at 1:54 PM

This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Cross Mission Ground and Communications Enterprise, the V-280 tiltrotor aircraft and more.

The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center's Cross Mission Ground and Communications Enterprise is developing Enterprise Ground Services to provide a common architecture for satellite command and control:

SMC creates initial space enterprise ground transition plan

The Space and Missile Systems Center has developed an initial roadmap for transitioning space programs to a new Enterprise Ground Services architecture by 2028.

The V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft can be flown autonomously:

Bell achieves autonomous flight for V-280

ARLINGTON, TX -- Bell Flight demonstrated its V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft's autonomous flying capabilities on Jan. 8 during a demonstration here at the company's flight research center.

The first of several Leader Follower vehicles has been delivered:

Ft. Sill to test Leader Follower vehicles being delivered this month

The Army last week delivered to Ft. Sill, OK, the first three of 30 Leader Follower vehicles to be sent over this month. The 5th Transportation Company, 100th Brigade Support Battalion will now begin training with and evaluating the systems.

Raytheon's Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar contract with the Air Force is set to be canceled:

Air Force to terminate Raytheon's 3DELRR contract

The Air Force plans to cancel a contract with Raytheon to develop the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar due to "numerous technical and supplier challenges."

Last but by no means least, some defense cyber news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:

DOD-backed cyber certification group selects chairman in setting up accreditation body

Industry working groups tasked with implementing the Pentagon's landmark cybersecurity certification program have selected the University of Virginia's Ty Schieber as board chairman to lead the process for selecting a board of directors for an accreditation body that is expected to be up and running later this month.

Trump raises 'constitutional concerns' over requirement to report on military cyber operations

President Trump is asserting executive privilege to withhold annual reporting of military operations in cyberspace to senior members of Congress, based on his signing statement last month in enacting the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.

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