Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Apr 07, 2026
Editors delve into the winners and losers in the White House’s $1.5 trillion defense spending plan.
Apr 03, 2026
Aviation Week’s latest forecast estimates $6.1 trillion in spending for 2022-30, a 45% increase from its pre-2022 projection.
Apr 03, 2026
The U.S. is winning the cost-exchange ratio with Iran—but the victory might end up being pyrrhic.
Apr 03, 2026
The role of commercial satellites and Russia’s links to Iran are being scrutinized as the war enters its second month.
Mar 30, 2026
New efforts to field drones rapidly include Drone Dominance scrimmages and an easy-to-use portal on which to order UAS.

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Jul 10, 2026
The U.S. Army has kicked off a competition to build an interceptor with a goal of testing within the next several months and possibly fielding it within a year.
Jul 10, 2026
Turkey has begun talks with Russia to enable it to sell on the controversial S-400 air defense system, the purchase of which got it banished from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
Jul 10, 2026
Ukraine will try to develop a missile defense system with performance similar to the U.S. Patriot but with an eye on easier interceptor production.
Jul 10, 2026
The U.S. military’s key intelligence partners will soon be able to use the U.S. Space Force’s new domain awareness platform ATLAS thanks to forthcoming upgrades.
Jul 09, 2026
After demonstrating recent battlefield successes, Kyiv is making a big push to market its military technology expertise to the world.
Jul 09, 2026
Belgium plans to place orders for systems that will form an air defense umbrella, which the country is calling Blue Dome.
Jul 09, 2026
Northrop Grumman is confident the certification challenges that delayed introduction of NATO's Global Hawk-based Alliance Ground Surveillance system can be avoided.
Jul 09, 2026
The U.S. Navy is moving forward with the upgrade of the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s electronic warfare system, with plans to buy upgrade kits from RTX’s Raytheon unit.