Defense Watch

A Hurd-Won Victory. Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas.) won his reelection race after his challenger, Air Force veteran Gina Ortiz-Jones, conceded in a statement issued Nov. 19. Their race ended with […]

UK F-35 Buys. The United Kingdom plans to order 17 new F-35B joint strike fighters, essentially doubling its fleet within the next six years. The new aircraft will be delivered […]

New Hacker Group. Symantec has discovered a new cyber attack group, called Gallmaker, that is targeting government and military organizations, specifically embassies located in an Eastern European country and defense […]

Election Security Update. Just ahead of the midterm elections on Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said that there are continued attempts to access election-related systems in the states and […]

KC-46 Goes International. The KC-46 flight test program is conducting a test called Integrated System Evaluation (ISE) to evaluate worldwide operations and military utility of the aerial refueling aircraft. On […]

Five-Year Term. Recent legislation signed into law by President Trump that authorizes a five-year term for the head of the Transportation Security Administration applies to the agency’s current administrator, David […]

Senate Confirms DoD Nominations. The Senate confirmed several Defense Department nominees during voice votes Oct. 11. They include: Army Gen. Robert Abrams for U.S. Forces-Korea commander; Vice Adm. Craig Faller […]

SASC Chair Pushes Back on SECAF Rumors. SASC Chairman James Inhofe (R-Okla.) said Friday that he did not believe a Thursday report by Foreign Policy that President Trump is considering […]

Trump Signs FY ’19 DoD Bill Into Law. President Trump on Friday signed the FY’19 minibus bill that includes funding for the Departments of Defense, Education, Labor and Health and […]

Space Force Budget. A proposed $13 billion budget to stand up the Space Force over the next five years is at the higher level of how much such a move […]