Defense Watch

Realistic Dome. Tom Karako, director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies Missile Defense Project, on Nov. 19 argued Golden Dome is unlikely to be aimed at defending against […]

$500 Million PURL. Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden have announced they will buy $500 million of munitions and other military items from the U.S. through the […]

Golden Dome Advocacy. Michael Payne, the nominee to be director of DoD’s office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), told senators in advance policy questions before his hearing that […]

Wilsbach Confirmed. A month after receiving his nomination, the Senate confirmed Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach as the next Air Force chief of staff last Thursday. Wilsbach, who headed Air Combat Command […]

Boeing Union to Vote. The union representing about 3,200 Boeing defense employees in the St. Louis region has authorized its members to vote on Oct. 26 on the company’s revised […]

Wedgetail Deployment. The deployment term of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail to Poland last July to aid Ukraine has ended. The plane has provided “critical surveillance, communications […]

AUSA 2025. The Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) will hold its annual conference in Washington D.C. from October 13 to 15. The annual event is the largest landpower trade […]

DDG-126. The Navy christened the future USS Louis H. Wilson Jr. (DDG-126), during a Sept. 27 ceremony at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Bath, Maine. The ship is […]

Hegseth’s Meeting. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will meet with senior military leaders early next week, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed, but the topic for the gathering remains undisclosed. The […]

Air, Space & Cyber Conference. As the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force prepare for the week’s annual Air and Space Forces Association Air, Space & Cyber Conference, eyes […]