Week ahead

Here's a look at the week ahead.

Monday

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III will discuss the current state of the service during a Pentagon press conference.

The Satellite 2016 show kicks off at the Gaylord National Convention Center. The event runs through Thursday.

Tuesday

The Senate Armed Services Committee is scheduled to hear from the chiefs of U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Africa Command.

The full committee will also consider the nominations of General Joseph L. Votel to be commander of CENTCOM  and Lt. Gen. Raymond Thomas to be commander of SOCOM.

The Senate Armed Services airland subcommittee will hold a hearing on Air Force modernization.

Honeywell and Leidos make presentations at the J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation and Industrials conference in New York. Both are set to speak at 8 a.m.

Wednesday

The Senate Armed Services emerging threats subcommittee will hear from think tank experts on the topic of defense security cooperation and assistance programs.

The Senate Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee will hear from defense officials at a closed hearing on military space threats and programs.

Thursday

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Paul Selva headlines the FY 2017 McAleese/CreditSuisse defense programs conference at the Sphinx Club in Washington.

United Technologies holds its annual analyst and investor meeting at 2 p.m.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is set to discuss quarterly earnings at 5 p.m.

All Senate Armed Services Committee hearings