Defense Watch

China/Russia Budgets. Army Gen. Mark Milley, the joint chiefs chairman, told the Senate Armed Services Committee on June 10 that the combined defense budgets of Russia and China likely exceeds […]

Networked, Collaborative Weapons. While the U.S. Air Force has decided not to pursue an acquisition track for the Golden Horde Vanguard program, Air Force Gen. Arnold Bunch, the head of […]

Long Range Fires. Army Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, told lawmakers on May 27 each of the services will have a role in providing […]

ABMS Fielding. The Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)—the Air Force component of the Joint All Domain Command and Control military internet of things—is closer to fielding after 18 months of […]

Reed on ‘Belt Tightening.’ Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said last week the potential “belt tightening” of defense spending could provide the Pentagon an […]

Space National Guard. Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth has signed a proposal on the integration of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserves into the […]

Best and Final Offer. The U.S. government and Lockheed Martin submitted an F-35 best and final offer on to the Finnish government for the latter’s HX fighter competition to replace […]

M-SHORAD Fielding. The Army announced on April 23 has fielded the first Mobile Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) systems, delivering four systems to the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery […]

S-97 Raider. Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit announced last week it has flown its S-97 Raider helicopter at an Army installation for the first time, demonstrating the aircraft for service officials […]

Supply Chain Summit. Senior Biden administration officials on Monday will host a virtual summit with CEOs on semiconductor and supply chain resilience. The event will be hosted by National Security […]