Defense Watch

New CR? The House plans to pass a “short-term” continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government running when the current CR expires Dec. 8, according to House Speaker Paul […]

RVSS Expansion on Hold. Customs and Border Protection has delayed its plans to expand a sensor system along the southwest and northern borders. The agency told interested vendors in a […]

Budget Uncertainty. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, said it is unclear how Congress will keep the government funded when the current continuing resolution […]

Space Revamp. Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, who opposed a House proposal to create a space corps in the Air Force Department, said she is not yet ready to comment […]

Aviation Readiness Hearing. Four military service representatives are slated to testify before the House Armed Services Committee Nov. 9 on the state of aviation readiness. The witnesses will be Lt. […]

F-35A Deployment. The U.S. Air Force plans to send 12 F-35A Lightning IIs to Japan in early November, marking its first operational deployment of the new Lockheed Martin-built fighter jet […]

BE-4 Engine Milestone. Blue Origin says it has conducted the first test firing of its full-scale BE-4 engine. “First hotfire of our BE-4 engine is a success,” Amazon founder Jeff […]

Army Suppliers. Gen. Gustav Perna, the head of Army Materiel Command, says he is trying to rebuild the supply chain that provides repair parts for Abrams tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles […]

Defense Policy Bill. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, hopes a House-Senate conference committee can complete the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill by the […]

Reprogramming Resistance. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.), ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, opposes the Pentagon’s proposal to take $416 million from operation and maintenance accounts and use it […]