Thursday, September 12, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
This Wednesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Army funding for unmanned systems, Navy submarine funding, the Marine Corps' Autonomous Low Profile Vessel program and more.
The Army's top civilian spoke at the Defense News conference in Arlington, VA this morning:
Wormuth expects line item consolidation for UAS, cUAS, EW funding to show up in FY-26
The areas of unmanned aerial systems, counter UAS and electronic warfare are slated to undergo budgetary line item consolidation when the fiscal year 2026 budget is rolled out next spring, Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said today.
A Biden administration request for continuing resolution "anomalies" obtained by Inside Defense states that "language is needed" to appropriate $1.95 billion to the Navy's shipbuilding account for "expenses necessary for procurement of two Virginia-class submarines":
White House seeks nearly $2B in CR relief for Navy subs
The White House is asking Congress to avert a government shutdown next month by passing a stopgap continuing resolution that would run through mid-December and include nearly $2 billion to procure two Virginia-class submarines, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
Document: OMB's request for CR 'anomalies'
The Autonomous Low Profile Vessel (ALPV) -- a 55-foot, semi-submersible unmanned platform developed by the Marine Corps over the past year and a half as a means of carrying missiles and other equipment to land forces -- has performed well in recent tests according to Brig. Gen. Simon Doran, who said the service is eager to field the system:
Marine Expeditionary Unit to begin testing autonomous resupply vessel in Indo-Pacific this fall
The Marine Corps will send a developing autonomous vessel, intended to covertly resupply stand-in forces with weapons and supplies, to the Japan-based 3rd Marine Expeditionary Unit for field testing this fall, according to the head of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory.
A new Defense Department inspector general's report "found that the Air Force did not consistently hold contractors accountable in a timely fashion for providing defective spare parts, nor did it obtain restitution from the contractors for those defective parts":
DOD watchdog: Air Force not consistent in seeking restitution for defective spare parts
The Air Force has taken on millions in losses because personnel lack training to adequately identify defective parts or correctly seek restitution from contractors, according to a recent report from the Pentagon’s inspector general.
Document: DOD IG audit of Air Force defective parts and contractor restitution
A new Pentagon proposal would change language in the 2023 Code of Federal Regulations on other transaction agreements for prototype projects:
DOD proposes rule to streamline prototyping
The Defense Department is proposing to expand and clarify language in the regulatory code allowing the implementation of authorities granted by Congress in a 2023 update to the U.S. Code regarding procurement of prototype projects, according to a recent Federal Register notice.