This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Navy amphibious ships, the acting Marine Corps commandant's latest guidance and more.
Signaling the Navy's intent to procure at least three more of the Flight II San Antonio-class amphibious ships, a notice published this morning comes amidst a continuing debate over amphibious warship requirements and uncertainty as to how many more LPDs the sea service will procure:
Navy signals intent to procure at least three more LPDs
The Navy is planning to issue a solicitation to shipbuilder HII for long-lead-time materials and detail, design and construction of three amphibious warships -- LPD-33, LPD-34 and LPD-35, according to a presolicitation notice published Friday.
The Marine Corps' top uniformed officer issued his guidance to the service even though he hasn't been confirmed by the Senate yet:
Smith issues interim Marine Corps guidance as nomination hold drags on
Acting Commandant Gen. Eric Smith today published a Marine Corps force guidance letter affirming the service will continue on its Force Design 2030 trajectory and outlining accelerated modernization, naval integration and organic mobility as warfighting priorities.
Document: Smith's Marine Corps force guidance letter
The Marine Corps is strengthening its defenses against small drones:
Small drone defense at Marine Corps sites to grow
The Marine Corps is enhancing five small unmanned aerial system defense platforms fielded at undisclosed U.S. military sites, with plans to add the high-tech equipment at other installations.
Some CMMC news from our colleagues at Inside Cybersecurity:
DOD provides early look at assessment process for upcoming CMMC rulemaking
The Pentagon has outlined its expectations for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification assessment process in a recent filing to the White House Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs that provides details on estimated costs for compliance for small business entities and other companies in the defense industrial base.
Pentagon offers sneak peak into CMMC requirements for level three in draft model update
The Defense Department is providing a long-awaited preview into its plans for level three of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, in a draft update to an overview publication that describes "security requirements" as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
HII held its quarterly earnings call this week:
HII revenue grows on demand for aircraft carriers, submarines
Higher demand for design and construction of aircraft carriers and submarines in Newport News, VA, buoyed revenue growth at HII, according to second-quarter earnings reported Thursday.
More news from this week's Air Force Life Cycle Industry Day:
USAF is expecting to release Cloud One Next RFP by end of this month
DAYTON, OH -- The Air Force is expecting to release a request for proposals for the Cloud One Next program by the end of August and will award the contract next spring, according to a senior Air Force officer.