Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Dec 19, 2025
Air forces around the globe are likely to bolster their inventories in the coming 12 months by adding aircraft and drone types. Here are some of the expected events.
Dec 17, 2025
The European Union plans to contribute €1 billion to the 2026 European Defense Fund program, with hypersonic defenses gaining a large share of the allocation.
Dec 16, 2025
Service leaders say the U.S. is at a critical moment to keep ahead of adversaries in space tech development.
Dec 11, 2025
With another increased spending plan expected, the Defense Department is pressing for more flexibility from Congress.
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Mar 17, 2026
Elbit Systems' CEO has disclosed that the Israeli defense technology company is working on a helicopter-based high-power laser application.
Mar 16, 2026
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) Commander Adm. Brad Cooper on March 11 shared a brief video update regarding the ongoing Operation Epic Fury.
Mar 16, 2026
Diehl has struck a partnership agreement with Indra to jointly pursue a Spanish medium-range air defense program.
Mar 16, 2026
The Swedish government is moving forward with efforts to build a local national security rocket launch capability as part of a wider push to enhance its military space capacity.
Mar 16, 2026
Japan has begun taking deliveries of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) and Tomahawk cruise missile, Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told reporters,
Mar 16, 2026
The UK is starting to plan the potential procurement of a specialist counter-UAS capability under its much larger Land Ground-Based Air Defense program.
Mar 13, 2026
All six crewmembers onboard a U.S. Air Force KC-135 were killed when it crashed in Iraq after an incident involving another tanker during Operation Epic Fury.
Mar 13, 2026
The relationship between the defense budget and GDP is a particularly close one in China, and that link is both strategic and financial.