Defense Watch

NGI Proposals In. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director Vice Adm. Jon Hill confirmed industry has finished submitting proposals for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system […]

B-21 Avionics Testbed. It appears that the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider test aircraft under construction in Palmdale, Calif., has yet to have avionics installed. The U.S. Air Force is instead […]

Foreign Interference. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence last Friday issued a new statement assessing unclassified foreign threats to the 2020 U.S. election that analyze the interests of […]

Online and On Time. Lockheed Martin said that it is on track with the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW). In February, the U.S. Air Force said that fiscal 2021 […]

DPA Funds. The Pentagon has announced three new Defense Production Act Title III actions, totaling $77.3 million, aimed at supporting the aviation, rare earth materials, and electronics industries. eMagin Corp. […]

Cyber Successes. The sharing of information about cyber security threats is showing success among various sectors of the U.S. economy, according to a new paper by faculty at the Univ. […]

Add Two. In addition to Leidos, which last week said it is a recipient on Customs and Border Protection’s potential $379 million multiple-award contract to supply high-energy rail inspection systems […]

Telework Forever! A strong majority, 81 percent, of Defense Department information technology and program managers surveyed want the department to allow more frequent use of teleworking even after the ongoing […]

Taiclet’s Focus. New Lockheed Martin President and CEO Jim Taiclet will be pursuing four primary missions, which include leading the defense industry with the best technology, developing an innovation culture […]

Air Force Acquisition. As of Friday, all of the Air Force’s major acquisition programs were expected to proceed on schedule even as the U.S. military has had to adapt to […]