The INSIDER daily digest -- July 3, 2023

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Army's acquisition effort to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, updated joint warfighting doctrine due out soon and more.

We start off with a deep dive into the Army's acquisition approach for the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (previously designated as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle):

Army's modified acquisition approach for Bradley cause for optimism

The slightly different acquisition approach the Army is using to replace the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle has generated optimism for some.

The Pentagon's top uniformed officer spoke last week at the National Press Club:

Milley says new joint warfighting doctrine due next month, supports bigger munitions buys

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said today that "Joint Pub 1" will be released next month, the latest Joint Warfighting Concept doctrine that will "clarify and inform" how the U.S. military will fight in the future amid great power competition with China and Russia and the onset of disruptive technologies.

Poland could be getting billions of dollars' worth of Patriot missile systems:

$15 billion Patriot deal to Poland includes access to newest Army air defense technology

The State Department has approved for export to Poland a potential $15 billion package of air-defense capabilities that -- if completed as a final sale -- would give the NATO nation the most advanced package of radar and guided missiles, paired with a previously acquired command and control capability, available to ground forces in the U.S. inventory.

A recent Government Accountability Office report discussed the Navy's efforts to improve conditions at its shipyards:

GAO cites 'poor' conditions, rising repair costs at naval shipyards

The Navy is projecting it will not have a complete cost estimate or final work schedule until fiscal year 2025 for the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program, its ambitious plan for modernizing the nation's four public shipyards, according to a new Government Accountability Office report.

Document: GAO report on Navy shipyards

House authorizers want to boost funding for the Air Force's operational system development funding for Homeland Defense Over the Horizon Radar (HLD-OTHR) efforts:

House panel adds funds to accelerate OTHR capability development

An off-budget proposal to accelerate improved capability development of a northern-facing Over the Horizon Radar remains a possibility after House lawmakers authorized a $20 million increase to the Air Force’s fiscal year 2024 budget to buy an additional testbed in support of a U.S. Northern Command unfunded priority.