Sunday, May 12, 2024
Sunday, May 12, 2024
This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a new-start program called the "National Security Innovation Capital," the list of potential military construction projects that could be used to pay for the proposed southern border wall, and a lot more budget coverage.
The Office of the Secretary of Defense's research, development, test and evaluation budget request includes the proposed establishment of a new-start program called the "National Security Innovation Capital":
Pentagon seeks $75M for dual-use tech venture capital program
The Defense Department is requesting $75 million in fiscal year 2020 for a new fund to increase U.S. financing of dual-use technologies currently propped up by investments from China.
We now know which military construction projects could take a budgetary hit to pay for the Trump administration's proposed southern border wall:
Pentagon names MILCON projects that could be delayed to build border wall
The Pentagon has submitted to Congress a list of military construction projects from around the globe that could be delayed to finance the construction of a wall on the southern border.
Document: DOD's list of possible delayed MILCON projects
Changes to the Navy's cruise missile programs came after lawmakers heavily scrutinized the service's decisions while drafting the FY-19 defense policy and spending bills:
Congressional scrutiny spurs Navy cruise missile investment changes
The Navy plans to restart the Block V Tomahawk missile production line in fiscal year 2020 in concert with boosting procurement of a long-range anti-ship missile, according to the service's budget request.
The Navy has told Congress how much money the service will need to pay for concept development of the next-generation large surface combatant:
Navy needs $47M in 2020 to develop future large surface combatant concept
The Navy is seeking $46.6 million in research and development funding for concept development of the service's future large surface combatant, a ship that will ultimately replace the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
(Check out the Navy's FY-20 budget justification books here.)
New Army budget documents have the dollar figure for developing new combat vehicles, both manned and unmanned:
Army projects $1B for OMFV development over FYDP
The Army wants to spend about $1 billion over its five-year defense plan to develop the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle and $470 million to prototype the Robotic Combat Vehicle, according to new details in the service's fiscal year 2020 budget request.
(Check out the Army's FY-20 budget justification books here.)
Here is Inside Defense's Air Force budget coverage so far this week:
DOD doubles F-35 Block 4 funding in FY-20 request, calls for $7.3B across FYDP
The Defense Department expects to spend $7.3 billion for F-35 Block 4 modernization between fiscal years 2020 and 2024, according to new details in the Pentagon’s FY-20 budget justification books.
DOD seeks new space-based interceptor effort in FY-20
The Defense Department is seeking $15 million in fiscal year 2020 to begin work on a space-based interceptor that could destroy an enemy ballistic missile during the boost phase of flight.
Air Force launches three-phased ABMS strategy, projects cost at $648M through FY-24
The Air Force is launching a three-phased strategy for its new Advanced Battle Management System, a family of systems that will use data from separate sensors to provide battle management and command-and-control capability.
Air Force shifts $3.8 billion from NGAD in FY-20 FYDP, defers 'classified technologies'
The Air Force's fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Next-Generation Air Dominance program is $3.8 billion less between FY-20 and FY-23 than what the service forecast last year, due to a "decision to defer development of specific classified technologies and refocus resources."
(Check out the Air Force's FY-20 budget justification books here.)