The INSIDER daily digest -- Oct. 24, 2022

By John Liang / October 24, 2022 at 1:45 PM

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on a next-generation cruise missile, the Pentagon's upcoming zero-trust strategy and more.

Lockheed Martin will develop a new, next-generation cruise missile:

Air Force set to launch development of new JASSM variant, added capabilities not disclosed

The Air Force wants to develop a new variant of its next-generation cruise missile that will add new capabilities to its ability to strike enemy targets beyond the reach of adversary air defenses, announcing plans to award prime contractor Lockheed Martin a contract for a new version of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile.

Microsoft Federal Security Chief Technology Officer Steve Faehl recently spoke with our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:

Microsoft sees opportunities for increased coordination across DOD on zero trust

The Pentagon's upcoming zero-trust strategy will look at implementation across the Defense Department's "enterprise," according to Microsoft Federal Security Chief Technology Officer Steve Faehl, which he says differs from the approach on the civilian side of government and allows for increased coordination among the military services.

The Air Force Materiel Command Air Force Life Cycle Management Center recently announced it has a requirement to buy three AN/TPS-77 Multi-Role Radars for Lithuania:

DOD looking to bolster Baltic air and missile defense with new radars for Lithuania

The Defense Department is looking to help Lithuania buy long-range air surveillance radars as part of an effort to develop an integrated air and missile defense network for Baltic nations, announcing plans to buy three Lockheed Martin-built, road-mobile sensors days after 14 NATO defense ministers announced plans for a “European Sky Shield Initiative.”

Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin were each awarded about $7 million in other transaction agreements in 2020 to develop Survivability Against Integrated and Network Threats systems for the Army:

Northrop says its software will help Army ease the cognitive load on helicopter pilots

Northrop Grumman says it is developing a software package that would help air crews on the Army's Future Vertical Lift aircraft more effectively harness the growing array of sensor data that will feed into the aircraft.

Called "Destination: Space 2050," a new Lockheed Martin exhibit features futuristic concepts for missions like space defense and included a presentation of a self-adapting autonomous system and field-tested quantum capabilities:

Lockheed Martin outlines 2050 space vision

In a warehouse in Washington, DC, Lockheed Martin today unveiled two new technologies and outlined a vision for a bustling space community by the middle of the century.

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