Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the national security implications of climate change, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and more.
House defense appropriators held a hearing this morning on climate change in the Arctic:
House defense appropriators want DOD to address climate change vulnerabilities
Top members of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee today voiced support for the Biden administration elevating climate change as a key national security topic and said the Defense Department should make investments to mitigate its vulnerabilities.
Document: House appropriators' hearing on climate change, national security and the Arctic
Related Arctic news:
New Arctic strategy establishes MDTF in Alaska, key lines of effort
The Army today released its Arctic strategy, which details how the service will train and equip forces to partner with its regional allies, including fielding a multidomain task force-enabled division and adjusting its Alaskan-based brigade combat teams.
Document: Army's Arctic strategy
The latest Joint Strike Fighter news:
F-35 JPO, Lockheed implementing software improvements identified by new integrated review team
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin have created a software-focused integrated review team aimed at helping the program identify and implement agile development and delivery processes that will improve the quality and cadence of future software releases.
The Association of the U.S. Army held a virtual Global Force Next conference this week:
Training at lower echelons could save the Army money
Shifting the Army's training to smaller formations could be an efficient way to both save money and increase readiness, Gen. James McConville, the service's chief of staff, said March 16.
Army undecided on separate competitions for OMFV subsystems
The Army has not decided whether to hold separate competitions for subsystems on the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle, the service's program executive officer for ground combat systems said March 16.
House Democrats are seeking cuts to the defense budget:
Liberal lawmakers ask Biden for big defense cut
A group of 50 progressive House Democrats is asking President Biden to significantly cut the fiscal year 2022 defense budget rather than submit a "flat" request to Congress.
Document: House Dems' letter to Biden on defense budget cut
The Navy this week issued a new unmanned systems campaign plan:
Looking to the future of combat and competition, Navy releases much-anticipated campaign plan on unmanned systems
With an eye on China's huge naval fleet, the future of technology and possible flat defense budgets, the Navy and Marine Corps unveiled a plan today to expeditiously incorporate unmanned systems into the aviation, surface and subsurface fleets to keep up with the dynamic security landscape.
Document: Navy's unmanned campaign plan
Last but certainly not least, some missile defense news:
Lawmaker calls on Senate panel to urge DOD action on NGI: 'Hey, fund this now!'
A Senate missile defense proponent today called on colleagues to collectively urge Pentagon leaders to support the Next-Generation Interceptor program -- a project launched by the Trump administration -- that has largely completed the source-selection process to proceed with development but remains under review by the Biden administration.
Document: Senate hearing on SOUTHCOM, NORTHCOM