Anna is a senior analyst with the Aviation Week Defense Data Team, where she covered the Asia-Pacific region before moving on to cover the United States. She brings in vast understanding of the business intelligence field with a background in international security and strategic affairs, as well as open-source intelligence analysis. She leverages these skills to produce military aircraft fleet assessments and forecast future developments to help marketing and business development executives with strategic planning and spotting new growth opportunities.
The UK’s June 2026 Defense Investment Plan (DIP) switched the country’s defense modernization into 6th gear, with £298 billion ($402 billion) in funding to be made available through 2029.
Sustaining success in Angola’s counter-insurgency missions will require continued investment in key air power capabilities, and the country’s air force has set several important modernization programs in motion.
Fighter fleet modernization is well underway in the Finnish Air Force, with the first F-35A formally handed over and the first aircraft scheduled to arrive in Finland in late 2026.
