Defense Watch

GPS III Operational Acceptance. The 2nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Space Force Base Colo. operationally accepted the Lockheed Martin GPS III Space Vehicle 06 on Jan. 31 after the […]

New HII Sub Facility. HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division broke ground on Feb. 8 on a new facility to help support submarine construction, called the Multi-Class Submarine Production Facility. […]

New Share Buybacks. Northrop Grumman last Thursday announced a new $500 million accelerated share repurchase of its common stock during the second quarter that is incremental to previously planned repurchases. […]

Australia/Black Hawks. Australia on Jan. 18 officially announced it will buy 40 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, with the deal estimated around $2 billion. Deliveries for the Sikorsky-built helicopters to the […]

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) […]