Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Oct 06, 2022
The U.S. Army and defense industry is eagerly awaiting the outcome of an extended bidding war for a long-range, high-speed rotorcraft.
Oct 06, 2022
The U.S. Navy’s first carrier-based, autonomous refueling aircraft has had “growing pains,” a Boeing executive says, as the production phase begins.
Oct 05, 2022
As the European Commission and ESA rally to support reusability concepts, research and technology projects slip to the right.
Oct 05, 2022
SLS debut launch is scuttled by an approaching hurricane.
Sep 30, 2022
The sailing of the long-delayed aircraft carrier is a trial run ahead of its 2023 operational deployment.
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Oct 30, 2025
Since Kyiv's plan to purchase up to 150 Gripen fighters was announced, a key question has been how the program would be funded.
Oct 30, 2025
Taiwan has long sought to incorporate a fifth-generation capability into its fighter fleet, but the efforts have thus far been unsuccessful.
Oct 29, 2025
The U.S. Air Force is only set, for now, to pair Collaborative Combat Aircraft with the Lockheed Martin F-22.
Oct 29, 2025
An official new report lays out the U.S. Air Force plan to comply with minimum fighter force levels set by Congress fiscal 2030.
Oct 29, 2025
The U.S. Air Force plans to phase out older F-35s instead of upgrading them to the Block 4 standard.
Oct 29, 2025
Key Republican lawmakers are criticizing a Pentagon move to substantially reduce the American troop presence in Eastern Europe.
Oct 29, 2025
The Defense Ministry is looking to set up a single unit to manage its satellites, creating an opportunity for closer cooperation between ISR and satcoms programs.
Oct 28, 2025
The French government has declared the latest iteration of its M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile is ready for operational service.