Defense Watch

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 […]

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 […]