The INSIDER daily digest -- March 11, 2025

This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Army's now-rebranded future Integrated Visual Augmentation System, Japan's Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile program and more.

The Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System is now called Soldier Borne Mission Command:

Prototyping for now-rebranded future IVAS variant will occur in two phases

The Army plans to prototype its next phase of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System in two phases, according to a new request for information posted to sam.gov last week.

The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced this week it had notified Congress of a potential Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile support services sale, which includes test preparation, transportation and coordination meetings in the U.S. and Japan:

Japan eyes Pentagon assistance with developing advanced long-range strike capability

The State Department has approved a potential $200 million foreign military sale to Japan for support services related to the country's Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP) program, a move that strengthens U.S.-Japan defense ties as Tokyo pushes forward with its next-generation, precision-strike capability.

Coverage of the Army's Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node:

Army expects second TITAN delivery this month

The Army will receive its second shipment of the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node before the end of March, according to an email a service spokesperson sent Inside Defense last Friday.

Some Joint Strike Fighter news:

F-35 pilots at Nellis Air Force Base could train on JSE as soon as this month

DENVER -- The Joint Integrated Test and Training Center at Nellis Air Force Base, NV could soon receive a final assessment of its Joint Simulation Environment before the synthetic test system can be officially stood up in the next few weeks, according to a senior Air Force materiel leader.

Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites will be on the first launch later this year, with launches taking place each month until all 126 Transport Layer, 28 Tracking Layer and four missile defense demonstration satellites are on orbit:

SDA Tranche 1 satellites to begin launching in late summer

The Space Development Agency is now expecting its first operational satellites for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture to launch late this summer, the agency announced, about a year after initially scheduled.