Sunday, December 8, 2024
Sunday, December 8, 2024
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on missile defense policy under a second Trump administration, the Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle program and more.
We start off with a look at how a second Trump administration would influence missile defense policy:
Missile defense enterprise could see massive expansion under next Trump administration
The Pentagon's missile defense enterprise could be poised for a major expansion under the next Trump administration, including tripling the planned buy of Next Generation Interceptors, accelerating the Glide Phase Interceptor development and defending the nation against not just North Korean threats, but also Russian and Chinese ICBMs.
More missile defense news:
DOD last year approved 20% cost hike in Army’s IBCS program; from $11B to $13.2B
The estimated price tag for the Integrated Battle Command System increased to $13.2 billion -- a 20% hike over the previous $11 billion projected cost, as part of the Pentagon's decision last year to approved the Army air-and-missile-defense networking capability for full-rate production.
Document: DOD modernized SAR on the IAMD system
Maj. Gen. Glenn Dean, program executive officer for Army ground combat systems, spoke about the Robotic Combat Vehicle program during a Nov. 6 web event hosted by GovExec:
Army Robotic Combat Vehicle faces a challenge on two fronts
As it stands, the Robotic Combat Vehicle isn't as autonomous as the Army wants it to be, because the current technology is just "not that great," a senior Army official said during a web event Wednesday.
More than 50 technology initiatives from industry, government labs and universities participated in an annual experiment which focused on early-stage unmanned systems enabled with electromagnetic warfare capabilities:
Companies see opportunities for collaboration at Navy's Silent Swarm exercise
Participants in the Navy's 2024 Silent Swarm demonstration say the event, which grew to its largest size ever this summer, highlights the need for hardware and software vendors to collaborate on the delivery of electromagnetic warfare capabilities in contested maritime environments.
Though much is still unknown in the wake of this week's elections, information gleaned from conversations with congressional analysts and a study of lawmaker seniority sheds partial light on how power is expected to change hands at key defense committees:
Defense committee leadership re-shuffled after Dem losses and GOP wins
The 2024 election, which saw the return to power of former President Trump, has shifted the GOP into the Senate majority, while control of the House remains up for grabs.