Defense Watch

DEFENSE WATCH The Latest on News and Trends in Aerospace and Defense     STRATCOM SSA. U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM) signs a new space situational awareness (SSA) data sharing agreement […]

Union Bonus. As part of its new long-term contract with its machinists workers, Boeing will be paying each worker a $10,000 upfront bonus, which amounts to about $300 million, according […]

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, […]