Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Apr 19, 2024
Cost is becoming an increasing challenge to missile defense systems, even as Israel’s success against Iran shows the value of the capability.
Apr 17, 2024
The agency seeks cheaper options for retrieving samples collected by the Perseverance rover.
Apr 17, 2024
Surprise Chinese attack helicopter appearance highlights worldwide trend despite increase in low-altitude threats.
Apr 16, 2024
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency seeks to field an “interim capability” against hypersonic glide vehicles by 2029 as the Glide Phase Interceptor slides to 2035.
Apr 15, 2024
Acquisitions of new helicopters and airborne early warning aircraft are funded, while other capabilities will be “explored.”
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Apr 19, 2024
Ukrainian forces have claimed the downing a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3, which crashed after a missile strike against the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.
Apr 18, 2024
Born in Ukraine in April 1952, Kvochur joined the Soviet armed forces in the early 1970s.
Apr 18, 2024
Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri met NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana on April 18 in Brussels to open talks on partnership status.
Apr 18, 2024
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is seeking Poland’s admission into German-led ESSI, to bolster the region’s ground-based air defenses.
Apr 18, 2024
Both the UK RAF and the Royal Australian Air Force have formed new squadrons to run their joint F-35 mission data center at Eglin AFB, Florida.
Apr 17, 2024
The U.S. Marine Corps is again adjusting its F-35 force structure.
Apr 17, 2024
Naval Air Systems Command announced March 8 that it had issued a flight clearance for the fleet after all operators grounded their V-22s following a November 2023 crash.
Apr 16, 2024
Argentina’s government has signed an agreement to purchase 24 F-16 fighters from Denmark in a major step to recapitalize the Latin American country’s air force.