Defense Watch

 SDA and the Space Force. While Congress has mandated that the Space Development Agency (SDA) be integrated into the U.S. Space Force by Oct. 1 next year, that may happen […]

Capitol Region Radar. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies on Aug. 17, Commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command Gen. Glen VanHerck explained an unfunded priorities list […]

Skyborg Program of Record? While former U.S. Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper had a goal for the Air Force’s Skyborg Vanguard research effort to transition to a program of […]

Cyber Hiring System. The Department of Homeland Security “in short order” will launch its Cyber Talent Management System, giving the department more flexibility in hiring cybersecurity professionals to better compete […]

SASC Advances Noms. The Senate Armed Services Committee on July 27 advanced five nominations for Pentagon officials by voice vote. The group includes Carlos Del Toro to be Navy secretary, […]

Senate Confirms. The Senate on July 22 confirmed six nominations for Pentagon officials. The list of confirmations included Heidi Shyu for undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, Caroline Krass […]

AI Investment. The Pentagon is planning to invest nearly $1.5 billion dollars over the next five years in its Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on July […]

Is This Really the B-21? On July 6, the U.S. Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) released the third artist rendering since 2015 of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, and […]

Rumsfeld. Donald Rumsfeld, former secretary of defense under both Gerald Ford and George W. Bush, died on June 29 at the age of 88. Rumsfeld oversaw the start of the […]

Destroyer Multi-Year. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker told a Senate panel the service plans to sign another multi-year procurement contract for Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) Flight III destroyers amid […]