The week ahead

The president is scheduled to make his State of the Union address this week, while Defense Secretary Mark Esper is slated to speak about the National Defense Strategy.

Tuesday

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a discussion with the commander of the U.S. Second Fleet.

President Trump is slated to give his State of the Union address.

L3Harris Technologies and TransDigm executives are set to discuss quarterly earnings.

Wednesday

The House Armed Services Committee's Future of Defense Task Force holds a hearing on "supercharging the innovation base."

The House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee holds a hearing on Navy and Marine Corps readiness in the Pacific in the aftermath of "recent mishaps."

Thursday

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing with the chiefs of U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Cyber Command.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies about the National Defense Strategy.

Friday

Washington Technology hosts a breakfast on mergers and acquisitions.

The Brookings Institution hosts a discussion on modernizing the Air Force.