Matthew works as a senior analyst on Aviation Week Network’s military program profiles, specializing in military market trends and platform analysis. Matthew previously served as a Defense Analyst covering the Asia-Pacific region for Aviation Week. He earned his MA in Security Policy Studies from George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs in 2018.
If in past years the U.S. Air Force was hedging its bets on notional, more affordable aircraft designs, it is now embracing the strategy of high-end air power to counter China, placing its dollars behind the F-35 fighter, the B-21 bomber and the future Next Generation Air Dominance fighter family.
