The INSIDER daily digest -- July 31, 2019

By John Liang / July 31, 2019 at 2:00 PM

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has coverage of the Space Development Agency, a new "Hypersonics Roadmap," the Joint Direct Attack Munition and more.

A Pentagon spokeswoman told Inside Defense in a recent email that the lack of support for a future space architecture from lawmakers will delay early architecture studies and partnerships with industry to develop advanced capabilities:

Lawmakers' SDA reprogramming denial will delay early architecture studies

The Defense Department says the Space Development Agency's early efforts to study options for a future space architecture are now delayed after congressional lawmakers denied a $15 million reprogramming request to kick-start that work.

Document: SDA industry day slides, Q&A

A new Hypersonics Roadmap, spearheaded by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, seeks to efficiently coordinate Army, Navy, Air Force and Missile Defense Agency efforts to develop a new class of ultrafast offensive and defensive capabilities:

DOD drafting national S&T investment plan tied to new Hypersonics Roadmap

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN -- The Defense Department is drafting a national science and technology investment strategy to support a recently codified Hypersonics Roadmap.

Morocco, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Israel, Belgium, Finland, Slovakia, Taiwan and Japan will be getting Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kits:

JDAM contract extension includes FMS to Middle Eastern, European, Asian countries

An alteration to a multibillion-dollar contract for Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kits announced last month includes foreign military sales to Middle Eastern, European and Asian countries.

In case you missed it, Inside Defense recently obtained new, "for official use only" documents that outline $15 billion in budget cuts to various Army weapon systems by the service's "Night Court" process across the five-year budget plan:

Army 'Night Court' deep cuts revealed as Esper eyes expanding process Pentagon-wide

The Army's "Night Court" process cut $25 billion from legacy weapon systems to spend more on emerging technologies, with $15 billion coming from program eliminations and reductions detailed in documents obtained by Inside Defense.

Some cyber news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:

Ratcliffe, like Coats, brings cyber credentials to intelligence director post

Rep. John Ratcliffe's (R-TX) current claim to fame is a viral moment from last week's Mueller hearings, but the lawmaker selected to become the next director of national intelligence also would bring cybersecurity bona fides to the DNI role.

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