Defense Watch

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 […]

Tight HASC Races. Several key Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee remain in tight races heading into the midterm elections on November 8. Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.), a Navy […]

Falcon Heavy Launch. The U.S. Space Force is to launch its USSF-44 classified mission by Nov. 1 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The last Falcon Heavy launch for the […]

Long-Term Transformation. Lockheed Martin is undergoing a “multi-billion dollar, seven-year, company-wide” effort to transform its business to help fuel its 21st Century Warfighting concept, James Taiclet, the company’s chairman, president […]

Senate NDAA. The Senate on October 11 officially opened debate on the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act. While the upper chamber is not set to vote on the […]

AUSA 2022. The Association of the United States Army’s annual conference is next week in Washington, D.C. The event is set to gather over 33,000 attendees and more than 650 […]