Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Key Issues USAF depot plan Autonomy in the air I-CsUAS contract
The military services' unfunded priorities lists remain at the top of this Monday INSIDER Daily Digest.
A look at the procurement side of the FY-18 unfunded priorities lists the military services sent to Congress last week:
Military sends Congress $32B wish list heavy with procurement items
The military services last week separately sent Congress lists identifying $32 billion worth of unfunded priorities in fiscal year 2018, nearly $10 billion more than they sought the previous year.
Document: Army's FY-18 unfunded priorities list
Document: Navy's FY-18 unfunded priorities list
Document: Marine Corps' FY-18 unfunded priorities list
The Air Force's military deputy for acquisition this morning gave more details on his service's unfunded priorities list:
Air Force: 14 F-35As pushed to unfunded list due to competing priorities
A top Air Force acquisition official told reporters Monday that the 14 F-35s requested in the service's unfunded priority list were pushed out of the base budget due to a lack of funding and competing priorities.
The Army wants to develop a hypervelocity projectile:
Army creating new program of record for hypervelocity projectile
The Army seeks to launch a new program of record in fiscal year 2018 that would "leverage" efforts by the Defense Department's Strategic Capabilities Office to develop a hypervelocity projectile that can use the service's existing gun systems.
The Marine Corps' next-generation amphibious vehicle delivery schedule has been modified:
USMC amending delivery schedule for next-gen amphib vehicle effort
The Marine Corps is modifying the delivery schedule for one next-generation amphibious vehicle vendor because of technical problems with the company's offering.
The Navy needs to modernize its public shipyards:
Navy outlines long-term investment strategy for public shipyard upgrades
The Navy is working on a long-term investment strategy for public shipyards because the dry docks are outdated and additional capacity is needed to build a 355-ship fleet, according to a service official.