The INSIDER daily digest -- May 16, 2022

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on space intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor and more.

Space Operations Command chief Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting spoke at a Mitchell Institute event this morning:

Space Force to stand up new squadrons for space ISR

The Space Force's intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Delta 7 wing will stand up three new squadrons to expand ISR capabilities in the next two years, according to Space Operations Command's top official.

The latest CMMC news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:

CMMC early adoption program could be delayed due to rulemaking efforts

The Defense Department faces a calculated risk in terms of starting up third-party assessments under the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program for early adopters, according to contracting attorney Robert Metzger, who sees ongoing work to finalize changes to the Pentagon's acquisition rules as one barrier for the delayed interim launch.

International demand for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor is "very strong," according to a Raytheon Technologies executive:

Raytheon aims to lock in foreign LTAMDS orders in tandem with Army's first production run

Raytheon Technologies is hoping to secure an overseas buyer for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor in tandem with planned orders for the Army's initial production run in a bid to lower the current $130 million radar price tag, realize economies of scale and give a foreign military immediate parity with the service's newest and most sophisticated ground radar.

The Army is looking to set up a bunch of new maintenance teams for armored units:

Army plans nine platoon-sized maintenance surge teams by FY-26

The Army plans to create nine platoon-sized maintenance surge teams in echelon-above-brigade formations by fiscal year 2026, at least some of which will use armored recovery vehicles divested from the Marine Corps, according to an Army spokesman.

In case you missed it last week, Inside Defense obtained the Pentagon's multibillion-dollar unfunded priorities list for Defense Department labs and testing facilities:

Shyu sends Congress $5.7B unfunded priorities list for DOD labs

Heidi Shyu, the Pentagon's chief technology officer, has sent Congress a $5.7 billion unfunded priorities list containing 126 military construction items related to Defense Department labs and testing facilities, according to documents obtained by Inside Defense.

Document: Shyu's FY-23 MILCON, DOD lab unfunded priorities list