Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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The Pentagon's upcoming FY-19 budget request, the latest SIGAR report and more highlight this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest.
DOD plans to submit its FY-19 budget request "within the next several weeks":
Pentagon 'gambling' with submitting FY-19 budget request before FY-18 funding resolution
The Pentagon is eying increased investments in several leap-ahead technologies in fiscal year 2019, but the military's second-highest-ranking officer said the Defense Department would be "gambling" by submitting next year's budget request before Congress reaches an agreement on FY-18 spending levels.
For the first time, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction has been restricted in releasing certain data since it began reporting on such figures in January 2016:
U.S. military restricts public reporting of Taliban control over Afghan districts, population
The Defense Department continues to limit publicly available information related to the war in Afghanistan, as U.S. forces are now restricting the release of data detailing the Taliban's control over territory and local populations, according to a new report.
Document: SIGAR's 2017 quarterly report
The Pentagon's latest operational test and evaluation report looks at the Navy's Aegis system and the Army's Bradley Fighting Vehicle:
Navy funded Aegis self-defense test ship after repeated intervention by DEPSECDEF
The Navy last year began planning for an unmanned Aegis self-defense test ship only after repeated arm-twisting by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, according to a Defense Department report.
Bradley upgrade presents reliability issue
The Army's current upgrade of the Bradley fighting vehicle has yet to meet its reliability requirement, according to program officials.
A new revision to the Army's Abrams tank technical manuals will change the wear values for the service's most lethal tank rounds:
Army updating Abrams gun criteria following accuracy issues
The Army is revising the Abrams technical manuals after accuracy problems with the tank's main gun were found to be caused by worn gun tubes combined with more lethal ammunition, according to program officials.
An Army small, unmanned systems assessment has been undertaken in order to "obtain a holistic view" of requirements:
Army reviewing all small, unmanned aircraft system requirements
The Army is in the midst of a review of all requirements for small, unmanned aircraft systems, with the results expected to drive all future small UAS requirements, the service told Inside the Army.
Marine Corps commanding officers will be more empowered by leadership to use 3-D printing as they see fit:
Marine Corps concept for 3-D printing will 'flatten' supply chain, empower COs
The Marine Corps intends to publish a concept of employment using 3-D printers that will "flatten the supply chain" and empower commanding officers to more freely use the technology, according to a service official.