Defense Watch

Olympic Soldiers. The Army says three soldiers from the World Class Athlete Program earn nominations for the U.S. Olympic Luge Team for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Team […]

NASA Lunar CATALYST. NASA seeks proposals from the private sector to partner in the development of reliable and cost-effective commercial robotic lunar lander capabilities that will enable the delivery of […]

Rapiscan Review.  Following the TSA’s cancellation in early December of a $67 million contract for checkpoint X-Ray systems that it had awarded Rapiscan Systems just over two months earlier, the […]

Back To Work. Lawmakers will return to the Capitol on Jan. 6 after their holiday recess and face the immediate task of working out a compromise fiscal year 2014 appropriations […]

LCS-5 Hits Water. The fifth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and third of the Freedom variant was christened and launched on Wednesday by the Navy and the Lockheed Martin industry team […]

Air Force Secretary Confirmed. Deborah Lee James was confirmed as the next secretary of the Air Force in a 79-6 Senate vote Friday morning, after her nomination was one of […]

Not Done Yet. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) says that he will seek re-election next year, after he has remained mum on the topic all fall, according to media reports. The […]

Staying Interoperable. Operations in Afghanistan for the past 12 years have helped American and Canadian forces become as interoperable as they’ve ever been, both with their equipment and their personnel, […]

Word to the Wise. In a “National Security Leadership for the 21st Century” speech at the U.S. Naval Academy Friday, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter tells midshipmen that they would […]

LRASM Flight Test. Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) achieves another successful flight test, with the missile scoring a direct hit on a moving maritime target, according to a company […]