Saturday, April 20, 2024
Saturday, April 20, 2024
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on defense acquisition reforms, Northrop Grumman's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program and more.
Inside Defense late last week chatted with David Norquist, currently head of the National Defense Industrial Association and a former senior Pentagon official in the Trump administration:
Norquist still pushing for defense reforms but in a different job
David Norquist, who served as acting defense secretary, deputy defense secretary and Pentagon comptroller during the Trump administration, is now at the helm of the National Defense Industrial Association where he says he has a much different job, but similar priorities.
Inside Defense also recently interviewed Mike Meaney, vice president of land and maritime sensors at Northrop Grumman:
Northrop's SEWIP to deliver an 'unlimited magazine' of EW capabilities to the Navy
As China and Russia develop new classes of anti-ship missiles, Northrop Grumman's Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program aims to counter threats at sea for many years.
With the House having passed the fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill last week, here are some of the amendments lawmakers gave the green light to, including helicopters and space:
Authorizers boost Chinook funding again
House lawmakers bumped Army procurement funding for the Chinook in the fiscal year 2023 defense policy bill, the latest installment in a multiyear effort by Congress to boost the program.
House amendments seek Air Force, Space Force divestment reports
Several amendments to the House's version of the fiscal year 2023 defense policy bill would require the Air Force and Space Force to send lawmakers numerous reports on divestment plans, combat rescue strategies and personnel changes.
Australia's defense minister spoke to the media last week on the future of U.S.-Australian-U.K. weapons development:
Australian defense minister hopes AUKUS will generate 'seamless' tri-country industrial bases
Australia's defense minister is hoping to use a recently announced tripartite pact with the United States and the U.K. to build a foundation of "seamless" industrial bases between the three countries as they look to leverage a host of emerging technologies and capabilities.