Defense Watch

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 […]

Capitol Hill Week Ahead. The House and Senate are both out of session this upcoming week. To recap where each stands on the defense budget, the House Armed Services Committee […]

Capitol Hill Week Ahead. April 27 couldn’t be any bigger. The House Armed Services Committee will amend the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, which will be released Monday. On the […]

Capitol Hill Week Ahead. It’s a big week on the Hill as the HASC starts its markups of the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. The committee will release […]