Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Defense contractor earnings, the Air Force's new bomber roadmap, missile defense and Navy ships are among the highlights of this Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Defense contractor earnings news:
Defense contractors report profit growth
Some of the largest defense companies this week reported increases in profit during their most recent quarters.
Keep an eye out for the Air Force's updated bomber roadmap this fall:
Goldfein: Air Force to roll out updated bomber roadmap in September
The Air Force expects to unveil an updated bomber roadmap in September that will detail future bomber force-structure needs and identify the new B-21 Raider's role in that future fleet.
The Missile Defense Agency has updated its GMD acquisition strategy:
MDA will charter multiple reviews of new GMD acquisition strategy
The Missile Defense Agency is chartering multiple reviews of the new acquisition strategy for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, as officials plan to shift from an industry-led approach to having the agency take the role of lead integrator.
Document: MDA's updated GMD DOSP strategy
A special report on the size of the Navy fleet:
As Trump focuses on size of Navy fleet, experts raise questions
President Trump is vowing to grow the Navy's fleet to 350 ships -- a nearly 26 percent boost over its existing inventory of 276 -- but naval experts and members of Congress are questioning whether he's focused on the right metric.
The Army wants to take its cyber capabilities to the next level:
Army pushing to make cyber capabilities operational
The Army is working to take cyber capabilities to the operational level, according to the deputy director of operations (J-3) for U.S. Cyber Command.