Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Jun 29, 2022
A closer relationship with Japan could mean the UK-led Tempest FCAS becomes an affordable program for the partner nations.
Jun 29, 2022
The RAF’s Rapid Capabilities Office has been developed to learn and move innovative capability enhancements forward speedily.
Jun 28, 2022
NGAD development may be risky and costly, but if the F-111 is any guide, it will be a successful enhancement to the U.S. arsenal.
Jun 27, 2022
Europe’s Eurofighter fleet grows; Will the Pentagon’s budget jump $37 billion? Aurora’s Army contract; and a new space acquisition chief.
Jun 27, 2022
Virgin Orbit looks set to be the pathfinder for the UK’s satellite launch ambitions when it lifts off from Cornwall this summer.
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Jun 26, 2025
The USAF will pay the bill to modify a Boeing 747-8 obtained from the Qatari government into a temporary presidential transport aircraft using diverted funds.
Jun 26, 2025
The Pentagon’s minimal budget request for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation fighter will keep the program limping along as it awaits a decision on its future.
Jun 26, 2025
The U.S. strikes on Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Enrichment facility were 15 years in the making.
Jun 26, 2025
Continued, extensive cost growth was a main driving factor in canceling the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail for the U.S. Air Force despite previous efforts to lower costs.
Jun 26, 2025
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2026 budget request carries the imprint of recent conflicts, with a big investment in air and missile defense systems.
Jun 26, 2025
After having demoed the ability to target high-altitude balloons using fighters, the French Air and Space Force will test the capacity at even higher altitudes.
Jun 25, 2025
Three GOP lawmakers introduced a new measure to authorize a series of new procurement and development efforts for the Golden Dome missile defense shield.
Jun 25, 2025
An accurate assessment of the performance of the Boeing GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator in its combat debut in Iran could take several days to complete.