Top Stories
Defense Watch
QHSR Due Soon. The Quadrennial Homeland Security Review (QHSR) will be released soon, possibly…
Welsh: Congress Blocking A-10, KC-10 Divestitures Would Further Degrade Warfighting Ability
The Air Force’s decision to retire its A-10 fleet of close-air support planes was based…
Lawmaker Suggests Using American-Made Engines For National Security Launches
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) said Friday the United States should…
McCaul, Other House Homeland Security Members Introduce DHS Acquisition Reform Bill
Several members of the House Homeland Security Committee, including Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), on…
-
Defense Watch
March 14, 2014
-
Welsh: Congress Blocking A-10, KC-10 Divestitures Would Further Degrade Warfighting Ability
March 14, 2014
-
Lawmaker Suggests Using American-Made Engines For National Security Launches
March 14, 2014
-
McCaul, Other House Homeland Security Members Introduce DHS Acquisition Reform Bill
March 14, 2014
Current Articles
Lawmaker Suggests Using American-Made Engines For National Security Launches
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) said Friday the United States should…
Air Force Delays Long Range Standoff Program By Three Years
The Air Force delayed both the Long Range Standoff (LRSO) weapon program and an anticipated…
Air Force Analyzing Building RD-180 Engines In U.S.
The Air Force is performing a “business case analysis” of how much it would cost…
DoD Would Trim 'Minor Procurement' to Pay for 11th Carrier, Higher Troop Levels with Extra $115 Billion
If Congress indicated it was willing to spend an additional $115 billion to maintain higher…
Army's FY '15 $120.5 Billion Budget Request Focuses On Near-Term Readiness
As telegraphed by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Feb. 25, the Army’s $120.5 billion portion of…
JTRS Compliance Awarded To Thales MBITR2 Radio
The Joint Tactical Networking Center (JTNC) Tuesday said the Thales AN/PRC-148B (MBITR2) Radio operating Soldier…
General Dynamics AN/PRC-155 To Be Included In Army Capability Set 14
General Dynamics [GD] Thursday said its two-channel AN/PRC-155 Manpack tactical networking radios will be included in…
Time To Shift Focus To The Future, Says TRADOC Commander
The Army is moving from resourcing conflict to a period of preparation, considering how to…
Australia Plans To Buy U.S. Navy’s Triton UAV
The Australian government announced plans on Thursday to buy an unspecified number of Northrop Grumman’s…
HASC, Navy Spar on Aircraft Carriers; CNO Asks for Seed Money to Transition LPD Into LX(R)
Several lawmakers slammed the Navy for its plans for the aircraft carrier fleet in the…
Navy Confirms Unfunded Request For Growlers
The Navy has identified the EA-18G Growler as a priority that is unfunded in the…
Navy Revises Rules For Counting Ships
The Navy has changed the guidelines for quantifying ships considered part of the battle force…
Lawmaker Suggests Using American-Made Engines For National Security Launches
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) said Friday the United States should…
Welsh: Congress Blocking A-10, KC-10 Divestitures Would Further Degrade Warfighting Ability
The Air Force’s decision to retire its A-10 fleet of close-air support planes was based…
Air Force Delays Long Range Standoff Program By Three Years
The Air Force delayed both the Long Range Standoff (LRSO) weapon program and an anticipated…
Lockheed Martin Will Learn By October If It Successfully Fixes GPS III Navigation Payload
Lockheed Martin [LMT] won’t know if it has successfully fixed its Global Positioning System (GPS)…
Lawmaker Suggests Using American-Made Engines For National Security Launches
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) said Friday the United States should…
McCaul, Other House Homeland Security Members Introduce DHS Acquisition Reform Bill
Several members of the House Homeland Security Committee, including Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), on…
HASC Chairman Would Veto Senate's Ukraine Aid Bill, Which Draws From DoD Funds
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a bill that would pay for support to Ukraine…
Welsh: Congress Blocking A-10, KC-10 Divestitures Would Further Degrade Warfighting Ability
The Air Force’s decision to retire its A-10 fleet of close-air support planes was based…
Lockheed Martin Acquires Cybersecurity Firm Industrial Defender
Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Wednesday that is acquiring cyber firm Industrial Defender, which provides security…
Success As An Integrator Leads Rapiscan To Be More Aggressive In Marketing Its Capabilities
Based on its success so far in managing turnkey screening operations for international customers and…
Exelis Provides Details Of New Mission Systems Company Ahead Of Spin-Off
The $1.5 billion mission systems business that Exelis [XLS] plans to spin-off later this year…
New Airbus U.S. Chief Says Brand Change Will Improve Reception In Government
The decision by the former European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS) to rebrand itself…
Events & Webinars
The Latest From Other Defense Daily Network Publications
Defense Daily International
- New Airbus U.S. Chief Says Brand Change Will Improve Reception In Government
- Australia Plans To Buy U.S. Navy’s Triton UAV
- Air Force Analyzing Building RD-180 Engines In U.S.
- McAfee Discovers First .docx Zero-Day Exploit In Middle East And Asia
- Lockheed Martin Will Learn By October If It Successfully Fixes GPS III Navigation Payload
Space & Missile Defense Report
- Air Force Declassifies Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness System
- Modernization Efforts Critical, No Room For Sequestration Delays, Haney Says
- Air Force Successfully Launches GPS IIF-5 Satellite
- Navy’s Tomahawk Flies With Upgraded Communications
- Export-Import Bank Chief Touts Growing Satellite Portfolio As It Faces Reauthorization
Homeland Security Report
C4I News
- Modified RF Card Could Be Solution to GPS III Nav Payload Woes, Air Force Says
- Cybersecurity Spending Up At DoD And DHS In FY15 Budget Requests
- Oracle Becomes Latest Federally Approved Cloud Provider
- Marine Corps’ G/ATOR Reaches Milestone C, Set For LRIP Contract in Third Quarter FY ’14
- Bring-Your-Own-Device May Not Deliver On Cost-Cutting Promises, Officials Say
Helicopter News
- Army’s FY ’15 $120.5 Billion Budget Request Moves Apaches, Divests Kiowa
- Air Force Keeps Combat Rescue Helicopter, While Navy Delays CH-53K
- DHS Budget Request Includes Funding For Coast Guard, Border Patrol Rotary Aircraft
- Color Comes To Apache Cockpit As Modernized Day Sensor Takes Flight
- Sikorsky Matrix Program Moves To Real-Time Perception Flight Phase
The Latest From Our Partners
Avionics
Via Satellite
- Satellite Industry Visionaries:Innovation, Opportunity and a Broadband Future
- Disaster Relief 2.0: Lessons Learned After Typhoon Haiyan
- Assessing the Cellular Backhaul Opportunity in Africa
- What to Look for at SATELLITE 2014: The Debate about HTS Business Models
- Opportunities and Threats for New SES CEO
Rotor & Wing
- Satellite Industry Visionaries:Innovation, Opportunity and a Broadband Future
- Disaster Relief 2.0: Lessons Learned After Typhoon Haiyan
- Assessing the Cellular Backhaul Opportunity in Africa
- What to Look for at SATELLITE 2014: The Debate about HTS Business Models
- Opportunities and Threats for New SES CEO