Defense Watch

Caret on RTX Board. Leanne Caret, who retired as Boeing’s defense chief last year, was elected to the board of Raytheon Technologies where she is on the audit and special […]

Rocket Lab Ready. After having to postpone in December the first launch of its Electron rocket from U.S. soil, Rocket Lab USA has opened a new launch window that begins […]

USSF-67. The U.S. Space Force (USSF) may launch its USSF-67 mission from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Jan. 12 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Payloads will include Boeing’s Continuous […]

More Border Walls. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday released a request for proposals for a potential $4.1 billion effort to meet border infrastructure and technology requirements along the U.S.-Mexican […]

Engine War. Supporters of a second engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter have pointed to the “Great Engine War” between Pratt & Whitney and General Electric for the F-16 […]

UAV CG. The 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59 launched an Aerovel Flexrotor small vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial system (UAS) from the Coast Guard cutter USCGC Emlen Tunnel (WPC-1145) […]

Australian USVs. A Royal Australian Navy (RAN) official recently announced a $3.3 million contract to acquire five Ocius Technologies Bluebottle Unmanned Surface Vehicles. On Nov. 24, Rear Adm. Pete Quinn, […]

Data Informed Culture. A report this month by the Pentagon Inspector General (IG), Fiscal Year 2023: Top DoD Management Challenges, says that the tri-service and international program for the Lockheed […]

F135 Engine Repair. The Navy said on Nov. 15 that Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) was recently activated as a Department of Defense second depot source of repair (DSOR) for […]

Transitioning Skyborg and Golden Horde. The U.S. Air Force plans to end its Skyborg and Golden Horde Vanguard programs over the next year and move the developed technology into other […]