Sunday, October 19, 2025
Sunday, October 19, 2025
The bulk of this Tuesday INSIDER Daily Digest has coverage from the Air and Space Force Association's Air, Space, Cyber conference.
The head of the Space Force spoke about defense acquisition this morning:
Saltzman: Pentagon in 'generational moment' to improve acquisition process
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Defense Department is in the midst of a "generational moment" to reshape the acquisition process to deliver more effective capabilities more quickly, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman said today.
Air Mobility Command Commander Gen. John Lamontagne spoke with reporters about the service's airborne refueling tanker plans:
Air Force puts NGAS back on the table with second cost analysis underway
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- The Air Force is sorting through a subsequent cost refinement study for its Next Generation Air-Refueling System after an initial analysis of alternatives resulted in "some really rough costs," according to a top service official.
The latest Collaborative Combat Aircraft news:
Anduril's CCA prototype to take its first flight in mid-October, software integration issues persist
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- Anduril Industries' YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft will likely fly for the first time in the middle of October, according to Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.
News on the LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile:
All stages of Sentinel missile prototyped, tested
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- All stages of the Defense Department's next nuclear missile have been prototyped and tested, according to an executive at prime contractor Northrop Grumman.
The Air Force's top uniformed official spoke about the service's next-generation fighter aircraft:
Manufacturing underway for the Air Force's new F-47 jet
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- Boeing has started to assemble the Air Force's first F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance fighter jet, service Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin said this morning.