The INSIDER daily digest -- Sept. 8, 2020

This Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on Navy unmanned vehicles, the Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System and more.

The Navy's Rapid Autonomy Integration Lab aims to integrate, test and certify unique software and mission capabilities prior to deploying them onboard unmanned vehicles in the fleet:

Navy starting rapid integration effort for unmanned capabilities; FY-22 budget to debut program

The Navy has begun a prototyping effort to demonstrate a new autonomous integration capability that, if successful, will debuted in the fiscal year 2022 budget request, according to an officer overseeing the project.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Lockheed Martin, Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Gibbs &Cox and Austal USA all recently received contracts to start work on the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel program:

Navy contract awards reveal six top contenders to build LUSV

The Navy late last week awarded six companies with contracts to begin studies for the Large Unmanned Surface Vessel, providing an early look into which companies will vie to build the new class of ship.

The Advanced Battle Management System network was recently used to detect and thwart attempts to disrupt U.S. space activities and shoot down a surrogate cruise missile with a hypervelocity weapon:

USAF demos ABMS network at massive second on-ramp, releases commandONE RFI

The Air Force has tested its new communications network and industry-provided technology at the second Advanced Battle Management System on-ramp and is now eyeing software packages for the program's commandONE line of effort.

Document: Air Force's ABMS commandONE RFI

Lockheed Martin is drawing on a wide range of legacy defense programs as part of its once-in-a-generation chance to elbow the company into the center of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system:

Lockheed says its NGI proposal offers one-stop shopping, extensive multiple-kill vehicle experience

Lockheed Martin is touting its ability to offer the Defense Department a one-stop shopping opportunity for the Next Generation Interceptor -- a single defense contractor to develop a booster tailored to carry a new class of kill vehicles for the nation’s marquee homeland ballistic missile defense system.

Instead of being spread out over three military installations -- Ft. Belvoir, VA; Ft. Meade, MD; and Ft. Gordon, GA -- the Army Cyber Command is now consolidated at Ft. Gordon:

Army Cyber Command consolidates key elements at new Ft. Gordon headquarters

Army Cyber Command yesterday completed its move to its new headquarters at Ft. Gordon, GA, forming a "focal point" for its global cyber operations, according to senior service officials.