The INSIDER daily digest -- Oct. 19, 2018

By John Liang / October 19, 2018 at 2:09 PM

This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a Congressional Budget Office report on the Navy's latest shipbuilding plan, Army PNT requirements, the Air Force's Huey replacement helicopter program and more.

The Congressional Budget Office weighs in on the Navy's latest 30-year shipbuilding plan:

CBO: Navy's shipbuilding plan requires $28.9 billion per year going forward

To achieve its desired 355-ship fleet, the Navy will require in future years an annual shipbuilding budget of $28.9 billion, nearly $5 billion more than the service received in fiscal year 2019 and one-third more than the service has estimated, according to a new analysis published this week by the Congressional Budget Office.

Document: CBO report on the Navy's 30-year shipbuilding plan


We have more news from AUSA's recent annual conference:

Army forming PNT requirements for all future mounted, dismounted platforms

The Army has completed a capability development document for assured positioning, navigation and timing in all new mounted platforms, according to a service official.

Army now pursuing two future aircraft replacements concurrently

The Army is speeding up the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program thanks to lessons learned from the success of its Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator effort, according to the director of the Future Vertical Lift cross-functional team.

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An Air Force spokeswoman recently provided new details on the service's MH-139 helicopter contract:

Huey replacement contract includes $408M for R&D, $1.9B for procurement

The Air Force's contract with Boeing to develop and field a new MH-139 utility helicopter fleet allocates $408 million for development and $1.9 billion for procurement, a price tag that is roughly half the estimated total program cost the service forecasted in budget documents for the UH-1N Huey replacement program earlier this year.

Keep an eye out for a Navy mine warfare plan:

Coffman: Navy preparing mine warfare plan

ANNAPOLIS, MD -- The Navy's expeditionary warfare office is preparing an overarching mine warfare plan, which will eventually be approved by the service's top admiral and general, to more clearly communicate its strategies and objectives, according to a Marine Corps general overseeing the effort.

Lastly, we have some cyber defense news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:

DOD officials say NIST cybersecurity guide will prompt government-wide procurement reforms

GAITHERSBURG, MD -- Defense Department officials responsible for implementing data-protection acquisition rules say cybersecurity guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology -- currently being considered for revision -- will lead to a government-wide approach to securing sensitive information through widespread procurement reforms.

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