The INSIDER daily digest -- Oct. 29, 2018

This Monday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Air Force's Compass Bright program as well as the Army's electronic warfare efforts.

The Air Force's Compass Bright program develops, demonstrates and rapidly transitions advanced signals-intelligence capabilities tailored to the service's needs:

'Compass Bright' program could entice new applicants with fast cash

The Air Force's program executive office for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and special-operations forces could turn to the service's new "cash for ideas" initiative to bolster a small-dollar electronic-warfare technology development program.

Army Col. Kevin Finch of the program executive office for intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors told Inside Defense at this month's AUSA annual meeting that two programs are making progress and future projects are on the drawing board:

Army electronic warfare programs integrating cyber move forward

The Army's newest electronic warfare systems will include cyber capabilities as they are developed over the next couple of years, according to the EW and cyber project manager.

In case you missed this budget news from last week:

Shanahan: DOD is building two budgets and one is $33B less than planned

Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan said Friday the Pentagon is building two budgets: one that accounts for total defense spending of $733 billion and one for $700 billion, the amount President Trump has said the he will "probably" seek in fiscal year 2020.

Some missile defense news from last week, in case you missed it:

SM-3 Block IIA, a $1 billion development project, hits target on second attempt

The Navy's newest Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense interceptor -- Raytheon's Standard Missile-3 Block IIA -- notched a success during a high-stakes flight test over the Pacific Ocean Friday, intercepting a medium-range ballistic missile target in what was billed as a do-over event for a failed January test that is pivotal to plans for bolstering European defense and crucial for a pending production decision.

The head of Air Mobility Command spoke to the media on Friday:

AMC chief: AMC could gain three new C-17s as part of 'Air Force We Need' campaign

The general in charge of the Air Force's mobility forces said Friday her command could gain three new C-17 squadrons as part of the service's campaign to add 74 new squadrons by 2030.