Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Army radars getting a potential counter-unmanned aerial system capability, a deep dive on the Defense Innovation Board, hybrid tactical vehicles and much more.
The Army wants to make some if its radars able to do the counter-unmanned aerial system mission:
Army partners with Lockheed on Q-53 test to counter drones
The Army is partnering with Lockheed Martin in equipping some of the service's Q-53 radars with counter unmanned aerial system capabilities. The company announced late last month that it had conducted a test of the system in Yuma, AZ.
Boasting a membership that includes a former national security specialist, a past chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, an ex-military service acquisition lead and a retired lawmaker, the current iteration of the Defense Innovation Board is not short on government expertise:
Following restart, Defense Innovation Board looks to build on past accomplishments
As the revitalized Defense Innovation Board begins to ramp up its work under a new chairman, the latest round of members is squaring up to the task of building on the lasting successes of the original panel, which include software acquisition, artificial intelligence and more.
A new timeline for procuring hybrid tactical vehicles could potentially put the Army ahead of one of the goals established in its Climate Strategy, released earlier this year:
Bush: Army could 'potentially' produce hybrid tactical vehicles within six years
The Army could begin producing hybrid tactical vehicles as early as 2027, the service's acquisition executive said Thursday, laying out a possible timeline that could put the service ahead of one of its climate goals.
The Defense Information Systems Agency could roll out a certain software toolkit within the next three months:
DISA aims to roll out expanded Vulcan toolkit in January
The Defense Information Systems Agency is hoping to roll out an expanded continuous integration, continuous delivery toolkit by the end of January -- a software development platform that one agency official said could act as an "enabler for modernization" across the Fourth Estate.
National Reconnaissance Office Commercial Systems Program Office Deputy Director Jeremy Banik spoke at the recent CyberSatGov conference:
NRO nears release of commercial hyperspectral remote sensing RFP
RESTON, VA -- The National Reconnaissance Office will soon release a request for proposals for commercial hyperspectral remote sensing capabilities, according to an NRO official.
A proposed industry consortium would address propulsion mission areas including hypersonics, engine health monitoring, small engines, air platforms, digital engineering and artificial intelligence:
Air Force Propulsion Directorate seeks information to form industry consortium
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is seeking input from industry to form a consortium to execute prototyping projects for its Propulsion Directorate, according to a recent online posting.
News on submarine and missile defense missions based on Guam:
Army considering newly tailored 'substantial' air and missile defense unit for Guam
Defense Department plans to beef up Guam's air and missile defenses is prompting the Army to contemplate development of an entirely new organization -- likely larger than a Patriot battery -- beginning as soon as fiscal year 2025 as part of the service's contribution to protecting the U.S. territory in the Western Pacific against advanced Chinese threats.
Navy bolsters Guam-based submarine operations in preparation for China
The Navy will expand its Guam-based submarine operations in an effort to increase the reach and warfighting capacity of its undersea force, Pacific Fleet’s Submarine Force commander said Wednesday.
More submarine news from HII's recent quarterly earnings call:
HII reports modest inflation impact, stability in submarine programs
Shipbuilder and defense technology company HII reported moderate effects from inflation and touted strong visibility across its shipbuilding portfolio, especially for its submarine programs, during the company’s third quarter earnings call.
The most recent continuing resolution passed by Congress at the end of September doesn't allow government agencies to start new programs, a condition that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Space Commerce Director Richard Dalbello said is delaying next steps for the handover of civil space traffic management to the Commerce Department:
Budget impasse hinders space traffic management transition process, official says
RESTON, VA -- The planned transition of civil space traffic management authorities from the Pentagon to the Commerce Department is expected to be a "long process," an official overseeing the transition said, noting that the timeline that is getting stretched out by lawmakers failing to pass a budget for fiscal year 2023 on time.
Don't expect more testing of the Army's Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System to happen anytime soon:
DARPA looks to transition autonomous Black Hawk to Army
Following a series of tests in Yuma, AZ, last month of a pilotless Black Hawk helicopter using Sikorsky's autonomy software, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency says it likely will not be conducting further tests before it transitions the program to the Army.