Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on an Air Force cybersecurity review, coverage of the Naval Submarine League Symposium and more.
An Air Force cybersecurity review has been delayed:
Budget constraints delay Air Force's cybersecurity review of legacy systems
Funding delays dating back to the start of fiscal year 2018 have slowed the time line for a key Air Force assessment of cyber vulnerabilities in its major weapon systems from 2018 to 2020, a service spokeswoman confirmed to Inside Defense this week.
The Naval Submarine League Symposium is taking place this week. Here's our coverage so far:
Wolfe: Trade studies for second Trident D5 life extension program starting in FY-20
The Navy will begin trade studies in fiscal year 2020 to evaluate the possibilities for a second life extension program of the Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missile, according to the service's director of strategic systems programs.
DOD directs Navy to stand up new hypersonic program office for CPS transition in FY-20
The Defense Department has directed the Navy to stand up a formal program office for the U.S. military's marquee hypersonic boost-glide project, a major milestone that caps a decade-long, $1 billion technology development effort and sets the stage for the Navy to weaponize the Conventional Prompt Strike for the submarine fleet.
Navy conducting new inspections of Columbia vendors following missile tube welding faults
The Navy in September began conducting new inspections of its supplier base supporting the Columbia-class submarine program in response to faulty welding on missile tubes found in August, according to a Navy officer overseeing the submarine program.
The GPS ground segment modernization effort will have a $6.09 billion development cost and a $2.3 billion operations and support cost:
Pentagon certifies new cost positions for GPS ground and space segment modernization efforts
The Pentagon recertified the funding baseline for its GPS ground segment modernization effort this summer, estimating the program will cost $8.4 billion.
The Air Force will be done swapping out the legacy Huey helicopters that patrol ICBM bases by fiscal year 2027:
Air Force projects swapping ICBM base Hueys for MH-139s will take eight years
Intercontinental ballistic missile bases in Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming will receive new MH-139 helicopters from fiscal year 2021 through FY-27, as the Air Force looks for ways to mature the fleet faster.