The INSIDER daily digest -- Nov. 15, 2019

Today’s INSIDER Daily Digest includes news on a DOD team created to assess a Lockheed Martin F-35 proposal, an Air Force experiment and a recommendation from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Lockheed Martin is pitching a performance-based logistics deal that would begin in fiscal year 2021 and run through FY-25:

Pentagon launching team to assess Lockheed’s five-year F-35 PBL pitch

The Pentagon has stood up a Joint Independent Assessment Team to assess F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin’s proposal for a five-year, fixed-price sustainment contract -- the first of its kind for the program.

The Air Force early this year approved the launch of the Multi-Domain Airborne Cyber and Electronic Warfare Experiment:

Air Force holding demos of electronic warfare ‘apps’ software

The Air Force has been hosting an experiment to test a software-based architecture for electronic warfare “apps” and plans to demonstrate it aboard an EC-130H Compass Call aircraft in support of the service’s new focus on electromagnetic spectrum superiority.

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission this week released a 582-page report with dozens of policy suggestions:

Commission: DOD should annually track China's progress toward realizing ‘world-class’ military

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission is recommending Congress require the Pentagon to annually document Beijing's progress toward achieving a 2017 goal set by President Xi Jinping to build a “world-class” military and put the People's Liberation Army on par with other leading global powers.

Army Futures Command this month unveiled the completed design for the second capability set of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System:

Army tests Integrated Visual Augmentation System capability set two

The Army has recently completed a soldier touchpoint at Ft. Pickett, VA, for the second capability set of the Integrated Visual Augmentation System.

The Army has selected the StrikeShield vehicle active protection system, developed by UBT and Rheinmetall, for additional testing:

Army to perform limited test of UBT/Rheinmetall vehicle APS

The Army recently awarded Unified Business Technologies an other transaction agreement to further test its “StrikeShield” vehicle active protection system, which will inform the service’s APS effort for the Stryker vehicle.

The National Nuclear Security Administration is undertaking new reviews of the delays plaguing key programs:

NNSA to conduct new study into B61-12 LEP, W88 Alt 370 delays

The National Nuclear Security Administration is starting a new assessment of the B61-12 Life Extension Program and W88 Alteration 370 delays that are resulting in $720 million to $850 million in unexpected costs.