Defense Watch

Baltic Air Defense. In talks with the State Department over future U.S. foreign military aid, the Defense Department has “argued for pooled funding” for the three Baltic states, especially in […]

Patriot Test. A newly upgraded Patriot air and missile defense system provided by Raytheon recently showed that it can destroy cruise missiles and aircraft with different kinds of interceptors, the […]

Iran Benefit. Defense analyst and consultant Jim McAleese says in a client note that Boeing’s deal to sell commercial planes to Iran means that Boeing “will ‘moot’ any potential” charge […]

Brexit Strategy. NATO and the European Union do not line up perfectly, but because of their similar membership and strategic goals, alliance and senior U.S. Defense Department officials are showing […]

Carper Digging Deeper. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has expanded his investigation into efforts by federal agencies and international […]

Capitol Hill Week Ahead. The House and Senate are back this week, and the big question is how much work the Senate gets done on the 2017 National Defense Authorization […]

Tanker Delay. The Air Force says the Boeing KC-46 aerial refueling tanker will be late in arriving at its basing location because of problems with the primary systems used for […]

Capitol Hill Week Ahead. The Senate is the chamber to watch this week, with the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act likely coming to the floor at some point. Staffers tell […]

Capitol Hill Week Ahead. The House is slated to take up the fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act next week. More than 300 amendments have been submitted, and the Rules […]

AMPV Update. The Army’s program to replace the Vietnam-era M113 troop transport took a step toward production this week when the first hull started down the weld line at BAE […]