Defense Watch

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 […]

Triton Milestone. Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall has authorized the Navy to begin low-rate production of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned plane, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) said Sept. […]

Blue Angels Mishap. Investigators have concluded that pilot error caused a Navy Blue Angels F/A-18C jet to crash during a practice flight in Smyrna, Tenn., on June 2, killing the […]

LCS Test Ships. The U.S. Navy says the first four Littoral Combat Ships (LCS 1-4) will become test ships so they can focus on supporting the development and rapid deployment […]