Defense Watch

Hybrid Electric JLTV. Oshkosh Defense has been granted five patents related to its new hybrid electric version of the Joint Light Tactical, the eJLTV, the company said on Aug. 22. […]

Cyber Information Sharing. IronNet, the cybersecurity firm founded by retired Army Gen. Keith Alexander, who led the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, is working with the Cybersecurity and […]

New Army ‘Triad.’ The leaders of Army Space and Missile Defense (SMD) Command, Army Cyber Command and Army Special Operations Command detailed a new “triad” effort this week that aims […]

Tanker Sustainment. Boeing says that it has received an order from the Italian Air Force to continue “tip to tail,” performance based logistics (PBL) sustainment of the Italian Air Force’s […]

NRO Launches. Rocket Lab says that its Electron rocket is ready to carry the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) “Antipodean Adventure” NROL-199 mission to orbit on Aug. 2. The rocket is […]

Fighter Market. Forecast International projects industry will build more than 3,855 fighter aircraft over the next decade. The consulting group’s new fighter aircraft study values that production at more than […]

Chairman of the Board. Aerojet Rocketdyne’s board of directors on July 8 appointed Thomas Corcoran as its independent chairman, effective immediately. Corcoran, who was on the slate of directors backing […]

House Considers NDAA. The House is set to take up its version of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization starting on June 13, where it will debate and consider […]

RIMPAC 2022. The Navy began the 28th biennial international Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise on June 29. This year’s event includes 26 countries, 28 surface ships, four submarines, nine […]

NGI. Northrop Grumman said it recently started fabricating “integral throat entrances” for the Missile Defense Agency’s Next Generation Interceptor solid rocket motors. The company said on June 16 that this […]