Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Jun 23, 2022
Two clear winners emerged from a barrage of fighters orders between May 2021 and May 2022, leaving the outcome of pending orders in India more important than ever.
Jun 23, 2022
The new Fujian carrier substantially upgrades its naval aviation and naval warfare tactics.
Jun 22, 2022
MQ-1 Gray Eagles can be transferred to Ukrainian forces to help defeat Russia’s Black Sea blockade.
Jun 20, 2022
Trials will measure ability to handle applications such as a long-range artillery shell and a Mach 4 air-launched missile.
Jun 15, 2022
An interim software fix for the Pegasus is delayed due to errors in the first modified aircraft.

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May 20, 2025
The Ascent joint venture of Babcock and Lockheed Martin secured a £300 million contract to train rear crew personnel for the UK Royal Air Force and Royal Navy.
May 20, 2025
ESA and the European Commission want to come to an agreement around what a future Earth-observation system should look like in advance of funding decisions.
May 20, 2025
Lockheed Martin says it has proposed to establish several in-country MRO capabilities in the Philippines to support the F-16 and C-130 fleets.
May 20, 2025
The complexity of the security situation in the South China Sea and the de facto limited budget means that the Philippine Air Force's (PAF) modernization objectives face tough competition with other services.
May 19, 2025
Australia has launched Mission Talon Strike, an Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator initiative aimed at domestically developing loitering munitions.
May 19, 2025
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is honing in on collecting information related to foreign cartel organizations.
May 19, 2025
A U.S. agency finished building the first B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb nearly a year early.
May 19, 2025
Europe is becoming a staging ground for dealmaking, driven by an anticipated wave of military spending.