Defense Watch

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 […]

DHS Secretary Possibilities. There’s a bevy of potential candidates that Republican President-elect Donald Trump may consider as Homeland Security Secretary, according to Catalyst Partners consultant Rich Cooper, who in September […]

More Power, Please. The upcoming Flight III version of the Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class DDG-51 destroyer will require a power system upgrade to support various energy-hungry improvements, including the new Raytheon […]

UUV Roles. The Navy is not looking for futuristic, Star Trek-like technology when it comes to unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), according to Rear Adm. Bill Merz, director of submarine warfare. […]

CH-53K Test. The U.S. Marine Corps’ new CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter completed its two-week initial operational test Oct. 19, keeping the program on track to achieve an initial operational […]

UUV Prototype. Boeing, which unveiled its 51-foot-long Echo Voyager unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in March, is conducting pool testing of a prototype in Huntington Beach, Calif., and plans to begin […]

Osprey Upgrades. The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey industry team is working with the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to structure a Common Configuration Readiness and […]

Carrier Review. Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall has ordered a review of the first Ford-class aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), “primarily to capture lessons learned” from the […]