Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Sep 24, 2025
Listen in to hear from Aviation Week's Steve Trimble after he travelled to Ukraine for a military drone event and gained insights into how Russia's UAV operations are evolving.
Sep 22, 2025
Advanced Hawkeyes are picking up battle management slack from the dwindling number of E-3s, now that the U.S. Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail plans are in flux.
Sep 19, 2025
The hybrid-electric, short-takeoff-and-landing transport could fill a gap in the military’s air mobility fleet.
Sep 19, 2025
Europe has momentum as an exporter to India, but the advancement of India’s own industry will be the ultimate determinant.
Sep 18, 2025
Startups and established primes are revisiting weapon development to accelerate delivery of equipment to users.
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Jan 16, 2026
The U.S. Senate on Jan. 15 joined the House of Representatives in passing a fiscal 2026 budget for NASA that nearly matches its current spending levels.
Jan 16, 2026
Aviation Week Network’s new 2026 Military Fleet & MRO Forecast predicts thata over the course of the next 10 years, 22,132 military aircraft worth $1.2 trillion will be delivered to operators around the world.
Jan 15, 2026
The Global Combat Air Program continues to make quiet progress despite appearing to be in contract limbo.
Jan 15, 2026
Planet Labs is trying to get a new satellite production facility in Germany operational before year-end, though timing is somewhat linked to securing approvals.
Jan 14, 2026
The U.S. military is opening a second acquisition track for affordable and mass-producible missiles.
Jan 14, 2026
Denmark is increasing its military activity in Greenland and may send combat aircraft there amid the U.S. government’s interest in acquiring the island.
Jan 14, 2026
Divergent regional trends in global defense spending are a further reminder that this defense market boom is different from those seen in recent decades.
Jan 14, 2026
NH90 crews from France and Spain will be the first to benefit from an upgraded helmet-mounted sight that will also unlock planned upgrades for the rotorcraft.