Defense Watch

F-35C Salvaged. The Navy successfully retrieved an F-35C Joint Strike Fighter that crashed into the South China Sea after hitting the ramp on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson […]

Polar Sentinel. The Coast Guard has named its first polar security cutter the Polar Sentinel, which is still being designed, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz said last week. The […]

New Cyber Priority. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco last week outlined several new steps the Justice Department is pursuing to combat cyber security threats, including disrupting cyber-attacks while they are […]

PAE to Amentum. PAE Inc.’s stockholders last Thursday approved the company’s agreement to be acquired by Amentum, clearing the last hurdle for the $1.9 billion deal that is expected to […]

Continuing Resolution. U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has advocated focusing modernization funds on programs that can field systems quickly to help counter China, but he said he’s concerned by […]

New FISMA Bill. The top Democrat and Republican on the House Oversight and Reform Committee last week introduced a bill to update the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) to […]

5th Fleet LCS. The head of 5th Fleet said he expects his command to get an odd-numbered Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) in 2022. “Planning’s underway for that, we’ll see […]

Former IG Guilty. Charles Edwards, 61, a former acting inspector general (IG) at the Department of Homeland Security during the Obama administration, last Friday pleaded guilty to stealing proprietary software […]

New DSCA Director. James Hursch has been named the new director of the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). Hursch officially took office on Jan. 2, leading the agency dedicated […]

Navy USV Evaluations. U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) this month began testing Saildrone’s Explorer unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in the Gulf of Aqaba during exercise Digital Horizon. The wind-propelled […]