Defense Watch

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 […]

IFT Delay? Senate appropriators say in a report accompanying their version of the FY ’15 Homeland Security Appropriations bill that initial delivery of the first fixed border surveillance tower could […]

RIMPAC Under Way. Pacific Fleets from 22 nations are participating in the RIMPAC 2014 team building and force transparency and interoperability exercise that runs June 26-Aug. 1. Participation includes for […]

Arty And The Boxer. Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) for the first time reveals a new artillery system, the integration of the 155 mm artillery gun module (AGM) in the multi-role armored vehicle […]

Sequestration Fears. The potential for severe federal budget cuts to hit again beginning in FY ‘16 through sequestration remains a concern for Lockheed Martin, its customers and the Congress, says […]

TSA Investment Plan. The Transportation Security Agency’s Office of Security Capabilities in late May released a Strategic Capability Plan, which outlines $2.2 billion in potential investments over the next five […]