The INSIDER daily digest -- July 20, 2022

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Navy cruiser funding, Army night vision goggles, missile defense on Guam and more.

We continue our coverage of the Senate Armed Services Committee's version of the fiscal year 2023 defense authorization bill, including Navy cruisers:

Senate authorizers direct comptroller to assess Navy's cruiser modernization, surface fleet

New legislation from Senate lawmakers aims to assess the Navy's cruiser modernization program and address a myriad of surface fleet issues.

. . . and Army night vision goggles:

Senate bill encourages Army to explore mixed fielding strategy for IVAS

The Army should consider fielding its new augmented reality headset alongside other night vision systems to make close-combat formations more effective, according to Senate lawmakers.

. . . and missile defense on Guam:

Legislation proposes top acquisition status for new Guam missile defense system

The project to develop a new air and missile defense system for Guam should be elevated to the Pentagon's highest-profile acquisition category and assigned the responsibility of a senior Defense Department official, according to new legislation that aims to ensure the effort does not get mired in seams across the bureaucracy.

. . . and Air Force AWACS aircraft:

E-3 AWACS divestment further limited in Senate's proposed defense policy bill

The Senate Armed Services Committee in its defense policy bill would limit the number of outdated command-and-control aircraft the Air Force is allowed to retire unless the service meets requirements designed to bridge the capability gap.

. . . and Joint All-Domain Command and Control:

Senate authorizers push DOD-wide JADC2 experimentation, joint force HQ stand-up

Advocating strongly for military-wide experimentation tied to Joint All-Domain Command and Control, Senate authorizers are seeking to focus Defense Department leadership on the development, demonstration and transition of certain capabilities and systems within the realm of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

The House Armed Services readiness subcommittee held a hearing this week that featured the No. 2 senior uniformed officers from each service:

Navy failed to meet deadline for third-party submarine VLS work

Due to a systemic change in the Navy's insurance policy, the service failed to meet its June 1 deadline to have a third party conduct work on its submarines' vertical launch systems.

Document: House hearing on readiness