In late May Taiwan finally approved a new special budget for defense, ensuring that the country’s defense budget will continue to be augmented by supplemental funds beyond 2026.

The Pentagon’s decision to significantly downsize the office tasked with oversight of weapons testing created risk, a new watchdog report says.

Israel says it has put upgrades of its Iron Dome short-range air defense systems through its paces, including the integration of the laser-based Iron Beam.

The tri-national Global Combat Air Program has emerged as the biggest winner from the UK government's Defense Investment Plan, although the funding comes at the cost of retiring helicopter and intelligence-gathering fleets as the military shifts some of those missions to uncrewed systems.

The Dutch government has issued a defense planning document to lay out in broad terms how the pledge to spend more on defense will translate into greater military capability.

The UK Defense Ministry has begun releasing details of procurement plans associated with the country's long-awaited Defense Investment Plan.

The Romanian government has selected the Rafael Spyder system to meet a requirement for short-range air defense.

A pilot in training accidentally activated the fuel shutoff valve during an initial qualification flight on the L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II, causing the armed overwatch aircraft to crash.