Defense Watch

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 […]

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 […]