Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on space launch services, ICBM fuzes, cruise missile defense and more.
We start off with some space launch news:
SMC launch enterprise looking to industry to shape future LSP acquisition strategy
The Space and Missile Systems Center is using a new request for information to help shape a larger conversation about how future launch services acquisition strategies will build on past work and where they might move in a new direction.
Document: Space Force's national security space launch RFI
More SMC news from Friday, in case you missed it:
SMC commander teases 'significant' Space Force budget growth
The commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center said Friday the Space Force will request a significant plus-up in funding in its fiscal year 2022 budget proposal, reflecting the strategic importance of space investment as one of the Defense Department's top priorities.
The Air Force was supposed to conduct a final design review of an ICBM subsystem in December 2019, but a funding cut and testing failure with a small electrical component resulted in the service postponing the review:
ICBM fuze program finishes design review after months-long delay
The Air Force has completed a final design review of a new arming and fuzing assembly for the military's intercontinental ballistic missiles after the service had to delay the milestone by eight months from its original schedule.
The Defense Department's No. 2 top uniformed military officer spoke late last week at the Schriever Space Futures Forum:
Hyten: 'I'm going to be unbelievably loud' about space overclassification
The vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said Friday he plans to spend his last year in the seat pushing hard for changes to the way the Defense Department classifies space programs.
Senate appropriators want to fund a new Cruise Missile Defense for the Homeland-Indications and Warning project identified as an unfunded priority by the Pentagon earlier this year:
Senate panel includes funds to jump-start new CMD capability for U.S., Canada
Lawmakers have proposed a nearly $40 million addition to the Pentagon's budget in fiscal year 2021 to advance efforts aimed at adding a layer to the Ballistic Missile Defense System for detecting and tracking cruise missiles to address the growing threat to the United States and Canada from Russian bombers.
Last but by no means least, some cyber defense news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
Lockheed Martin asks suppliers for details on compliance with upcoming Pentagon cyber regime
Lockheed Martin is working with its suppliers to get details on their efforts to reach compliance with current and upcoming cybersecurity regulations from the Pentagon.