Monday, April 29, 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024
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We start off today’s INSIDER Daily Digest with a look at how one contractor is reconfiguring one of the Army’s top rocket programs, a new report is telling the Army to step up its munitions production, the Space Force expects to have a new commercial strategy by the end of the year, and a new AI task force has been set up.
Lockheed believes it can give the Army more bang for its buck with one of the service artillery rockets:
Lockheed: RIG-360 demos potential for GMLRS to strike enemy ships, mobile missile launchers
The Army may soon have the option to expand the striking power of its premier surface-to-surface artillery rocket by adding a new communications device that could allow Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System munitions to hit not only pre-programmed stationary locations, as they can today, but also moving targets such as ships or mobile missile launchers.
An influential Army board is making recommendations regarding munition production:
Report urges Army to improve munitions production
The Army needs to make improvements to the nation’s munitions industrial base to “address systemic issues,” according to a report released this month by the Army Science Board.
The Space Force will unveil how it plans to incorporate the commercial space sector into its plans:
Space Force to complete commercial space strategy by the end of this year
The Space Force is expecting to complete a revised commercial space strategy by the end of this year, which will outline the specific requirements of the service and provide concrete guidance to industry, a top service official said Wednesday.
How the Defense Department will use generative AI is the focus of a new task force:
Shyu establishes new DSB task force on Generative Artificial Intelligence
The Pentagon’s chief technology officer has established a Defense Science Board task force for “balancing security, reliability, and technological advantage” related to Generative Artificial Intelligence capabilities, according to a new Defense Department memo.