Defense Watch

Terrorists and Cyber. Terrorists understand the economic havoc they could create through cyber attacks but the intelligence community hasn’t seen them develop the “great capability” to do so, Nicholas Rasmussen, […]

SpaceX Launch? Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) is reportedly going to give its scrubbed launch of AsiaSat 6 another chance early in the morning of Sept. 7, but neither the […]

Iraq Costing $7.5 Million Daily. Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby says Friday the Pentagon has spent an average of $7.5 million a day on air strikes, humanitarian aid and […]

Boeing CCiCap. Boeing completes the phase two spacecraft safety review of its CST-100 spacecraft and the critical design review (CDR) of its integrated systems for its Commercial Crew Integrated Capability […]

NATO AWACS. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) awards Boeing a contract worth nearly $250 million to install digital flight decks and avionics on 13 of the alliance’s Airborne Warning […]

THAAD Work. The Missile Defense Agency awards Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas, a $124.6-million fixed-price contract for manufacturing and delivering Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ground […]

Rare Photo Op. The biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 exercise that ended Aug. 1 provided a rare photo op for naval ships under way in the Pacific around […]

IFT Explanation. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Thursday released its 18-page decision that sustained Raytheon’s protest of a border surveillance contract awarded by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to […]

SSC Modifications Planned. The Marine Corps has requested modifications to the Ship-to-Shore Connector to enable the Amphibious Combat Vehicle to launch off the connector while in the water, Brig. Gen. […]

U.S. Farnborough Delegation. The United States Government delegation at this week’s Farnborough International Air Show near London will be led by Air Force Secretary Deborah James and will include officials […]