Monday, May 13, 2024
Monday, May 13, 2024
Directed energy, removing regulatory burdens and the FY-18 defense policy bill highlight this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest.
DOD wants to make sure its directed-energy efforts aren't duplicated:
Pentagon examining duplicate efforts as part of directed-energy roadmap
As the Pentagon prepares a Defense Department-wide roadmap for directed-energy lasers, officials are working to ensure money is not being wasted on duplicate efforts across the services.
The Defense Department wants input from industry on which regulations should be eliminated:
Pentagon seeks input on reducing regulatory burden
Following President Trump's call to alleviate the regulatory burden, a Defense Department group is seeking feedback on which regulations should be eliminated.
The head of the House Armed Services Committee has proposed limiting the availability of funds for this Navy program:
Proposed legislation would fence funding for MQ-25, pending Navy report on new system
A House panel wants to fence off the bulk of $222 million the Navy seeks in fiscal year 2018 to launch the MQ-25, the Unmanned Carrier Aviation program, until the service details performance parameters for the multibillion-dollar weapon system development project whose mission has shifted since the original requirement for the capability was validated in 2011.
The Army wants to increase Stryker lethality:
Army to examine options for upgunning entire Stryker fleet
While the Army upgrades a group of Strykers for use in Europe, the service plans to make key decisions by the end of the summer on how to upgun the entire Stryker fleet, according to the project manager.
Doesn't look like House authorizers will give the services the total number of extra Joint Strike Fighters they're asking for:
House authorizers propose funding for 17 of 24 F-35s in services' UPLs
The House Armed Services Committee is proposing funding for 17 of the 24 additional F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets the services asked for in their fiscal year 2018 unfunded priorities lists.
The Air Force is resisting House authorizers' efforts to restrict the service from funding the development of a new launch vehicle:
House authorizers continue to push for engine-only replacement for RD-180
The House Armed Services Committee is again seeking to restrict the Air Force from funding the development of a new launch vehicle -- a key part of the service's strategy for assured space access.