Thursday, April 18, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
The White House's multibillion-dollar budgetary amendment leads off this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Some big budget news:
White House seeks additional $6B for defense in FY-18
The White House has sent Congress a budgetary amendment seeking an additional $6 billion in defense spending for fiscal year 2018, with $4 billion requested for missile defense to counter threats from North Korea, $700 million going to repair damage to Navy ships and $1.2 billion to finance the U.S. buildup in Afghanistan.
White House seeks additional funds for Patriot, ATACMS
A budgetary amendment request submitted yesterday by the Trump administration would provide an additional $884 million for Army missile procurement in 2018, boosting the portfolio to nearly $4 billion including base and overseas contingency operations funds.
The Missile Defense Agency is taking another look at airborne lasers:
Eyeing 'great promise' of directed energy, MDA awards another boost-phase intercept contract
The Defense Department has selected General Atomics to compete in the new technology demonstration effort to integrate a low-power laser on a high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle, expanding the project to develop different approaches for a potential precursor to an airborne laser capable of intercepting ballistic missiles during the boost-phase of flight.
The Pentagon needs to rein in how it works with contractors' intellectual property:
Rockwell Collins executive: 'There needs to be more education and training' on IP
The chief of Rockwell Collins' government business says the Pentagon is still overreaching when it comes to trying to possess contractors' intellectual property.
The Navy has issued the final solicitation for the design of its next-generation frigate:
Navy releases long-awaited final RFP for guided-missile frigate replacement
The Navy today released the final request for proposals for the guided-missile frigate replacement program and will host an industry day later this month to engage with potential vendors.
Defense Information Systems Agency officials spoke at an industry conference this week:
DISA turns to DIUx model in pursuit of innovative tech
The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to use nontraditional contracting methods to prototype and procure some capabilities, following a model established by the Pentagon's commercial technology incubator, according to DISA officials.
The Army is seeking a new, cannon-delivered munition to replace cluster munitions:
Army eyes cannon-delivered DPICM replacement
The Army is reaching out to industry to determine vendors' ability to produce a cannon-delivered munition to replace cluster munitions, which face a looming prohibition due to their tendency to leave unexploded ordnance.