Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Aug 03, 2022
The Space Rapid Capabilities Office uses independence and contracting leeway to deliver classified projects quickly.
Aug 02, 2022
South Korea is becoming Poland’s new defense partner, as the NATO nation rearms in the face of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Aug 01, 2022
New chief of Roscosmos says decision made to leave ISS after 2024.
Aug 01, 2022
How soon can the U.S. Defense Department pivot from offensive to defensive hypersonic weapons—and can it afford to?
Jul 29, 2022
Tupolev’s PAK DA strategic bomber program aims to fly its first prototype in 2024.
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Jul 16, 2025
The “tough decision” to cut the U.S. Air Force’s planned E-7A Wedgetail fleet was simply a balancing act for funding, Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin says.
Jul 16, 2025
The European Union plans a large boost in defense spending in its next multiyear budget that aims to total €2 trillion ($2.3 billion) for 2028-34.
Jul 16, 2025
The UK government has named Air Marshal Harv Smyth to be the next chief of staff for the Royal Air Force.
Jul 16, 2025
Airbus says it has signed an agreement with Kratos to offer a version of the XQ-58A Valkyrie for potential German Air Force use before the end of the decade.
Jul 16, 2025
HASC passed its fiscal 2026 defense policy bill, looking to block some key moves in the DOD proposal and raising the fleet size of USAF mobility aircraft.
Jul 15, 2025
House lawmakers are directing the Defense Department to formally establish the Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT).
Jul 15, 2025
Germany has sent a letter of request to the Pentagon to buy Typhon ground-launched, long-range strike systems, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says.
Jul 14, 2025
The U.S. Air Force has deployed two of its new Boeing F-15EX Eagle IIs to Kadena Air Base, Japan, as it prepares to stand up a unit of the fighters at the base.