Defense Watch

Kill Vehicle Review. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to conduct a preliminary design review of the Redesigned Kill Vehicle (RKV) sometime in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, […]

SHiELD STRAFE. The Air Force on Aug. 23 awarded Northrop Grumman a $39 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) Turret Research in Aero-Effects (STRAFE) program, […]

JLENS Assessment. The U.S. Army’s JLENS program has underscored the need for the military to have elevated sensors to detect cruise missiles, according to Air Force Brig. Gen. Ronald Buckley, […]

NSC-6 Milestone. Huntington Ingalls Industries successfully completed builder’s sea trials for the sixth Coast Guard National Security Cutter, Munro, marking a key milestone toward delivery of the Legend-class vessel in […]

Kratos Drone. Eric DeMarco, president and CEO of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, says “we are now confident” that the company-funded Unmanned Tactical Aerial Platform (UTAP-22), an unmanned combat jet […]

Cyber Incident Schema. Along with a new policy directive last week that sets out policy for how the federal government will respond to major cyber incidents, the White House has […]

PIB ORD Released. The Coast Guard has publicly released version 1.0 of the operational requirements document (ORD) for its planned Polar Icebreaker (PIB), with delivery of the vessel planned on […]

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 […]