Thursday, November 27, 2025
Thursday, November 27, 2025
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Pentagon's Golden Dome missile defense system, plus the latest on the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program and more.
We start off with coverage of the Pentagon's Golden Dome missile defense system:
MDA seeks next-generation domestic missile launcher for 'Golden Dome' underlayer
The Missile Defense Agency is seeking industry concepts for mobile launcher systems capable of supporting a new underlayer of missile defense as part of the Pentagon's Golden Dome for America initiative, ideas that could be fielded within two years.
Guetlein outlines first Golden Dome priorities
As head of the "Golden Dome for America" initiative, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein said today he will spend his first 60 days focused on building partnerships across the Defense Department and other federal agencies, developing a comprehensive command and control structure and assessing the industrial base for capabilities and capacity.
Guetlein given direct line to deputy secretary as Golden Dome effort kicks off
The Pentagon has granted Gen. Mike Guetlein an unusually direct reporting chain in his new role overseeing the Golden Dome for America missile defense initiative, underscoring the program's elevated status and urgency.
. . . Followed by the latest on the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
Second CMMC rulemaking setting timeline for program launch enters interagency review process
The official kickoff for the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is getting closer to fruition with a final rule to establish a timeline for contracts now entering the interagency review process at the Office of Management and Budget.
. . . Plus more coverage of the Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2026 defense policy bill:
Senate authorizers still want the Army to buy six RCVs next year
Lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee are tasking the Army with buying six more Robotic Combat Vehicles in fiscal year 2026 despite the service cancelling the competition two months ago in a move that committee members hope will salvage autonomous progress made by the program.
Senators want to know why Navy hasn't implemented GAO shipbuilding recommendations
Lawmakers want to know why the Navy has not implemented the majority of shipbuilding improvement recommendations provided by government auditors over the past decade, with the Senate Armed Services Committee's draft defense policy bill directing the Navy secretary to deliver a report on the subject by May 2026.
Lockheed Martin's CEO discussed his company's quarterly earnings this week:
Lockheed takes $950M loss on classified program in second quarter
Lockheed Martin logged a $1.8 billion loss in the second quarter of 2025, $950 million of which came from a "critical" classified aeronautics program, company CEO Jim Taiclet told investors this week.
Looks like Boeing will be getting an order for more KC-46 airborne refueling tankers:
Air Force to buy 75 more KC-46s, nixes 'bridge' tanker competition
The Air Force has decided to purchase another 75 KC-46 Pegasus tankers after its current contract expires, putting an end to whispers the service would instead hold a competition to fill aerial refueling gaps.
New Jersey lawmakers are scrambling to defend Picatinny Arsenal from possible budget cuts:
New Jersey lawmakers cry foul over Army PEO restructuring plan
The Army is weighing a plan to consolidate its acquisition offices that is ruffling the feathers of New Jersey lawmakers who say the proposal will harm rather than help the service's munitions procurement and will cripple Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, which oversees that work.
Document: New Jersey lawmakers' letter on proposed Army cuts to Picatinny Arsenal