Defense Watch

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 […]

Runyon Won’t Seek Reelection. Rep. Jon Runyan (R-N.J.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced Nov. 7 he would not seek reelection next year. “Politics shouldn’t be a […]

Nominations Move Forward. The Senate Armed Services Committee on Oct. 31 favorably reported the nominations of 394 uniformed personnel, as well as several key civilians appointed by the president to […]

Little Departing. Top Pentagon spokesman George Little says he will step down from his post after two years to return to the private sector and spend more time with his […]