The INSIDER daily digest -- March 1, 2019

This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the proposed Space Force, the Air Force' KC-46 airborne refueling tanker program and much more.

The Army will use a specific kind of acquisition authority to buy prototypes of a SIGINT device the service plans to test on a JLTV:

Army using Section 804 to acquire EW, SIGINT prototype device in FY-20

The Army will use middle-tier acquisition, or Section 804, authority to acquire prototypes in fiscal year 2020 for the base kit of a new ground-based signals intelligence and electronic warfare device to initially be tested on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle.

The Defense Department today officially unveiled its legislative proposal for the new Space Force:

Pentagon plans to wrestle with consolidation of space assets under new Space Force

Senior defense officials today revealed new details about the Trump administration's proposal for a new Space Force that will operate within the Air Force, acknowledging that plans for consolidating all "national-level" space assets currently managed by other military services could prove challenging in the future.

Document: Space Force legislative proposal, 'strategic overview'

It'll be a while before Boeing can resume KC-46 tanker deliveries to the Air Force:

KC-46 acceptance hold remains, Boeing to inspect tankers already delivered

ORLANDO, FL -- The Air Force confirmed Friday it has refused acceptance of two KC-46 tankers after foreign object debris was discovered on Boeing's production line.

The Center for a New American Security had an event this week on the administration's AI strategy:

U.S. artificial intelligence strategy seeks to circumvent China's data advantage

White House officials implementing a new executive order on artificial intelligence say their aim is to remove regulatory barriers for private industry to make advances in AI, with a particular focus on making up for China's advantage in data access.

The Navy variant of the Joint Strike Fighter is inching closer to being fully capable:

Navy announces IOC for F-35C Joint Strike Fighter

The Navy today affirmed that its F-35C Joint Strike Fighter has achieved initial operational capability, putting the carrier variant on track with the program's time line.

The Navy's Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile could be in service for up to 100 years:

Navy readies another Trident missile life-extension, stretching program across a century

The Navy is moving ahead with plans to explore a second life-extension of the Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile, a project that would keep the strategic weapon system -- which began full-scale development in 1983 -- in service for the life of the new Columbia-class submarine fleet through 2083, potentially stretching the life of the Trident across a century.

DOT&E found issues with the Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle:

Army official: BAE fixing issues with AMPV power train in first vehicles

An Army official says Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle maker BAE Systems is mitigating "a handful of items" identified as issues with the vehicle's performance in the director of operational test and evaluation's latest annual report.