Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has coverage of the Air Force Life Cycle Industry Days conference and more.
We start off with news from the Life Cycle Industry Days conference:
Kendall: The next Air Force tanker could be part of an FY-25 quick-start
DAYTON, OH -- The Air Force's next-generation refueling fleet may come down the line sooner than previously expected, and with greater capability, after a potential injection from the service's quick-start authority in fiscal year 2025, according to service Secretary Frank Kendall.
Joint Simulation Environment may be used for B-21 training and testing
DAYTON, OH -- The Air Force may use the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program's Joint Simulation Environment for training and testing for the B-21 Raider nuclear bomber, according to the program executive officer.
Decision on current NGAD design months away, Kendall says
DAYTON, OH -- Determining whether the current plan for the sixth-generation fighter jet is the right fit for the Air Force's fleet will take a few more months, according to Secretary Frank Kendall, delaying the schedule for the program, which expected a contract to be signed this summer.
Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Jim Slife spoke this week during an online event hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies:
Army, Air Force looking to lock in agreed FY-26 air base air defense investments this fall
The Army and Air Force are aiming this fall to jointly identify investments needed to provide air base air defense -- a source of friction between the two services for most of the last seven decades -- once analytical teams complete ongoing studies that aim to recommend how best to defend against highly complex threats.
We also have the latest CMMC news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
NDIA sees potential 'bottlenecks' for CMMC assessments, issues around CUI as rulemaking process moves forward
The National Defense Industrial Association is concerned over the Defense Department's ability to have enough capacity for the demand in assessments once the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program gets up and running following the conclusion of the rulemaking process.