Saturday, October 18, 2025
Saturday, October 18, 2025
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has coverage of the Air Force canceling a new requirements command, an Army intelligence and targeting ground station and more.
A recent decision, made by Air Force Secretary Troy Meink and outgoing Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, puts an end to uncertainty that has reigned for months over whether the service would stick with a Biden-era effort to establish a new major command dedicated to writing requirements to align with key enterprise-level mission threads:
Air Force canceling new requirements command but keeping underpinning principles
The Air Force will no longer stand up the Integrated Capabilities Command -- one of the hallmark institutional changes of last year's "Reoptimization for Great Power Competition," the service announced Wednesday.
Service leaders originally envisioned the basic variant of the Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) pairing solely with Joint Light Tactical Vehicles -- but instead, in line with the Army Transformation Initiative, the service recently wrapped up a three-month sprint to adapt it to the Army's newest tactical vehicle:
ATI-inspired sprint yields new TITAN ISV prototype
The Army and a team of industry partners have swiftly tailored the next-generation intelligence and targeting ground station to an Infantry Squad Vehicle amid preparations for a production decision in the first half of next calendar year.
The recently completed Operation Clear Horizon assessed every counter UAS capability in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps inventory against the most advanced known threats:
JIATF 401 documents nearly two-dozen validated cUAS requirements, capability gaps, more
The Pentagon's new Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) is moving fast to chart a new course for counter-drone defenses after its first major exercise, Operation Clear Horizon, revealed critical gaps in how the military detects and defeats small, unmanned aircraft.
For about a year, the Army has been working with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Army Europe and Africa to look at capabilities needed to deliver more mass and survivability while reducing the number of pilots needed:
Army wants to develop requirement similar to Air Force's CCA concept
Army aviation leaders said this week that as the service places a heavier emphasis on unmanned systems and Launched Effects, a new requirement similar to the Air Force's Collaborative Combat Aircraft could be in the works.
A Navy industry day, intended to brief companies on a potential multiple-award contract for steel and aluminum vessels for the Navy and foreign military sales, was originally scheduled for Oct. 15 but is now "postponed until further notice," a Wednesday announcement states:
Navy delays another industry day as shutdown worries grow
The Navy has postponed an industry day on support craft acquisitions, citing the ongoing government shutdown, which has sparked heightened concern for contracting and workforce disruptions as it enters its third week.
Document: Navy RFI on PMS 300 SCB MAC