The INSIDER daily digest -- Oct. 16, 2019

This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has coverage of the Pentagon's refusing to comply with a House subpoena plus news from the AUSA annual conference.

Don't expect the Pentagon to comply with a House subpoena related to the presidential impeachment inquiry:

Pentagon will not comply with House impeachment subpoena

The Defense Department will not comply with a subpoena from House committees seeking information related to an impeachment inquiry into President Trump and the decision to withhold U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

Document: DOD letter on House impeachment subpoena

The acting head of the Space Development Agency spoke to the media this morning at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual convention:

Acting SDA director: Near-term architecture work continuing as planned under CR

The acting director of the Space Development Agency told reporters today his organization is not under immediate pressure due to the lack of a fiscal year 2020 budget, but noted that if the continuing resolution continues into February, early launch plans could face delays.

More AUSA news:

First Integrated Tactical Network 'capability set' on schedule

The Army will wrap up the final design of "Capability Set 21" of the Integrated Tactical Network in fiscal year 2020 following delivery this past summer to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Ft. Bragg, NC.

Precision Strike Missile range could reach 800 km

The Army's Precision Strike Missile could eventually reach a range of up to 800 km, following the dissolution of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty which had a 500 km limit.

Army picks LTAMDS winner, in 'active negotiations' to finalize contract

The Army has picked a winner in the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor program -- a contest between Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to replace the Patriot radar -- but will not identify the company yet because the service is in "active negotiations" to finalize contract terms, according to a senior official.

Army to test first ERCA prototype soon

The first Extended Range Cannon Artillery prototype is going through final assembly at Picatinny Arsenal, NJ, and the Army expects to test it in the next 30 days.