Defense Watch

New T-X Entrant. Stavatti Aerospace is entering the Air Force’s T-X trainer competition, according to a company statement. Stavatti will offer its Javelin, a new twin-engine, two-seat, high performance military […]

Defense Budget. The Trump administration tentatively plans to develop a fiscal year 2017 defense budget amendment in parallel with a 30-day readiness review, according to a draft executive order obtained […]

West Coast F-35Cs. Naval Air Station Lemoore in California is scheduled to receive its first four F-35C Lightning II jets Jan. 25. The aircraft will join the recently reactivated Strike […]

Army Pistol. The Army is very close to choosing a replacement for the Beretta M9 pistol, but service Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley says he is legally bound to […]

B-52 Engine Loss. A B-52 aircraft dropped an engine while in flight Jan. 4, according to Air Force spokesman Capt. Michael Hertzog. Hertzog said there were no weapons on board […]

Fence Repair. Customs and Border Protection is engaging with industry related to changes in its contracting strategy for an upcoming procurement for comprehensive maintenance and repair of border security wall, […]

Zumwalt Goes Home. The USS Zumwalt, the Navy’s first DDG-1000 destroyer, arrives at its homeport in San Diego on Dec. 8 and begins installation of combat systems, testing and evaluation […]

Griffin USAF? Former NASA administrator Mike Griffin is interested in becoming the next Air Force secretary, two space industry sources tell Defense Daily. Griffin served as NASA administrator under former […]

Tern Update. Tern, an unmanned, tail-sitting, flying-wing aircraft being developed by DARPA and the Office of Naval Research, has made “significant advances on numerous fronts” since last year, according to […]

Tucson Expansion. Raytheon [RTN] plans to add nearly 2,000 jobs at its Missile Systems business headquarters in southern Arizona over the next five year. The company announces Friday plans to […]