Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle program, a new Army innovation lab for position, navigation and timing technologies, the Space and Missile Systems Center and more.
The Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle program has software problems:
Army official shares insights from RCV experiment
The Army's first soldier experiment for the Robotic Combat Vehicle effort showed some software issues that need some work, according to one of the officials involved.
The Army is unveiling an Open Innovation Lab for both government and industry partners to develop position, navigation and timing technologies, including for GPS-contested environments:
Army PEO IEW&S launches innovation lab within new modernization office
The Army's Program Executive Office for Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors announced this week it is opening a new product office focused on modernization and launching a new innovation-focused laboratory.
Inside Defense spoke this week with John Morris, the Space and Missile Systems Center's Production Corps' chief engineer:
SMC Production Corps developing digital engineering acquisition strategy, aims for IOC in January
The Space and Missile Systems Center's Production Corps is working to develop a digital engineering acquisition strategy and expects to reach initial operational capability on its flagship programs by January.
The Defense Department's No. 2 civilian official spoke this week at a virtual Defense News conference:
Pentagon moving ahead with new Navy fleet plans
Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist, charged with overseeing a controversial study on the future force structure of the Navy, said today a series of analytical wargames led the Pentagon to develop plans for three notional fleets which he intends to discuss next week with Defense Secretary Mark Esper.
Gen. John Murray, commanding general of Army Futures Command, also spoke at the virtual Defense News conference:
Murray stresses joint collaboration, looking to Project Convergence
The Army this month is exploring its role in the joint all-domain command and control effort through Project Convergence, a sensor-to-shooter technology demonstration taking place at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ.