Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
May 17, 2022
Described as a “quantum leap,” the academy’s new multidisciplinary laboratory takes warfare training to a new level.
May 16, 2022
Unmanned Logistics System emerges as the top priority as attack and utility fleet replacement is deferred.
May 13, 2022
The war in Ukraine is revealing the vulnerability of attack helicopters to man-portable air-defense systems. Defense analyst Sash Tusa joins Aviation Week editors to discuss options that the U.S. Army will consider at its EDGE 22 exercise, how manufacturers could protect future rotorcraft and whether those ideas make sense.
May 13, 2022
After Mars Sample Return, scientists want a flagship mission to Uranus.
May 12, 2022
Initial efforts for Istari will be focused on the development of a synthetic aperture radar, but additional capabilities will be added.
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Sep 04, 2025
China has unveiled its latest nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile arsenal, featuring a new variant of the liquid-fueled DF-5.
Sep 03, 2025
Planned investments for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) include several key procurements across the domains of air mobility, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), training, air combat capability, and unmanned systems.
Sep 03, 2025
SNC has begun test flights for the U.S. Air Force’s Survivable Airborne Operations Center, about five months after it began work on the first airframe.
Sep 03, 2025
F-35 deliveries have continued to be delayed despite steps to incentivize timely handovers, a new government watchdog report says.
Sep 03, 2025
The U.S. Space Force is racing to deploy a batch of National Security Space Launch missions before the end of the year.
Sep 03, 2025
The successor of the Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier will embark radically different aircraft, including UAS, the naval chief of staff says.
Sep 03, 2025
In an executive order, Trump adds NASA employees—53% of which are union members—to a growing list of federal workers exempt from collective bargaining rights.
Sep 03, 2025
Last week NATO released its official statistics for alliance member defense spending covering the period up to 2025, which made for interesting reading.