Thursday, April 25, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
The SECDEF's "heartburn" letter on the FY-18 defense policy bill leads off this Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest.
Inside Defense has obtained Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' "heartburn letter" on the FY-18 defense policy bill:
Mattis opposes several defense policy bill measures
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis wants House and Senate lawmakers to know he is opposed to several provisions in their versions of the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill as they head into conference committee deliberations, according to an Oct. 17 letter sent to Capitol Hill and obtained by Inside Defense.
Document: Mattis' 'heartburn letter' to conferees on the FY-18 defense policy bill
We recently chatted with the Littoral Combat Ship program executive officer:
LCS official: Navy will apply Ghost Fleet lessons to UUV programs of record
The Navy will apply lessons learned from the Strategic Capabilities Office's Ghost Fleet project to the service's unmanned undersea vehicle programs, according to the Littoral Combat Ship program executive officer.
More Navy news:
Navy, Marine Corps intend to release Expeditionary Advanced Base Ops concept
The Navy and Marine Corps plan to release an Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations concept this fall that is subordinate to the Littoral Operations in a Contested Environment construct, according to a Marine Corps official.
SPAWAR preparing two RFPs and industry day for C4ISR network
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command is preparing two requests for proposals for a program that manages command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) networks afloat, according to two Federal Business Opportunities notices posted last month.
Document: SPAWAR notices for C4ISR network RFPs and industry day
Analysts: Navy SeaPort-e proposal raises questions
As the Navy mulls over the next iteration of SeaPort-e, analysts say changes the service has proposed are raising questions of how some naval commands will fulfill their contracting needs going forward.
Document: Navy briefing slides on next-gen SeaPort-e
Stryker news:
2CR commander 'very happy' with role in Stryker lethality upgrade
The commander of the Europe-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment says his unit's participation in the Stryker lethality upgrade process has paid dividends.
Directed-energy news:
DOD taps Lockheed to start new effort to develop airborne missile-defense laser
The Defense Department has tapped Lockheed Martin to begin integrating a low-power laser on a high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle, the first of a small number of contracts slated to be awarded this year to develop competing approaches for a potential precursor to an airborne laser capable of intercepting ballistic missiles during the boost-phase of flight.