Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
The Air Force's FY-19 unfunded priorities list, the Navy hedging its bets against the Joint Strike Fighter and more highlight this Friday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Inside Defense goes through the Air Force's FY-19 unfunded priorities list:
Air Force's $1.8 billion UFR would expand space, nuclear programs
The Air Force's $1.8 billion, fiscal year 2019 unfunded requirements list includes boosts for the service's space, nuclear and military construction portfolios, but its largest request is an additional $800 million for a classified program.
Document: Air Force's FY-19 unfunded priorities list
The Navy is putting forth a new three-year, $3.7 billion consolidated contract to buy Super Hornets as a hedge against the Joint Strike Fighter's fielding taking longer than planned:
While waiting for F-35C, Navy seeks new $3.7 billion, three-year Super Hornet deal
The Navy is proposing a new three-year, consolidated contract to buy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft, a $3.7 billion deal that locks in orders through 2021, as a hedge against the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter taking longer than planned to be fielded.
As in fiscal year 2018, the Air Force again seeks to hit maximum production levels for some munitions in FY-19, with an even greater boost projected for certain programs over the next five years:
Industry aims to streamline weapons production as quantities grow
Executives at the Air Force's top weapons suppliers say they are looking for new ways to streamline munitions production as demand grows and the service focuses on more advanced adversaries.
The head of Air Force Special Operations Command spoke recently at an industry event in Florida:
AFSOC chief says software patches resolving AC-130J gun issues
Air Force Special Operations Command patched software problems discovered with the AC-130J Ghostrider's 30 mm gun, which were described in the director of operational test and evaluation's latest annual report, according to the head of AFSOC.
AFSOC chief says service's focus on S&T could bode well for AC-130J laser
Air Force Special Operations Command chief Lt. Gen. Brad Webb is optimistic that service leaders' focus on science and technology will help propel an initiative to field a laser on the new AC-130J Ghostrider gunship, he told reporters at a recent conference.
In an interview with Inside Defense this week, a senior Forcepoint exec said he also sees opportunity to expand the company's work with critical infrastructure:
Chief of Forcepoint's governments unit seeks growth in critical infrastructure
The head of Forcepoint's global governments unit is seeking to grow the company's longstanding work in cross-domain and insider threat work, while also building its more traditional cybersecurity business in critical networks and other areas.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency recently organized a team to identify how DOD should approach modernization:
DARPA proposes 'mission-focused' approach for new modernization strategy
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is briefing senior Defense Department leadership on its proposal for a modernization strategy focused on missions rather than capabilities, according to its director.
In April, the Air Force will obligate seed money from its FY-18 budget to establish a Stand-In Attack Weapon office at Eglin Air Force Base, FL:
Air Force creating new Stand-In Attack Weapon program, pledges $657M in new plan
The Air Force next month will stand up a program office for the Stand-In Attack Weapon as part of a new $657 million, five-year campaign to bolster the punch of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and B-21 bomber when operating in contested environments, giving the stealthy aircraft new armament to knock out sophisticated enemy air defenses.