Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

May 06, 2022
Boeing remains a going concern, but it cannot shake the specter of an existential crisis. A resolution may be far from clear.
May 06, 2022
The development phase for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft has been extended four years due to COVID-19 supply chain delays.
May 03, 2022
A shift to automated tools is being relied upon to transform a major weakness of the F-35 development program into a possible strength.
May 02, 2022
The service will focus on platforms to counter China including the B-21, NGAD and the F-35.
Apr 29, 2022
Aviation Week editors make sense of recommended reductions to the number of F-35 and F-15EX fighters the U.S. Air Force plan to buy in the coming years.

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Sep 03, 2025
Israel has launched its latest surveillance satellite, the Ofek 19, to augment its in-space intelligence gathering capability with the addition of SAR.
Sep 02, 2025
The Pentagon on Sept. 2 confirmed it conducted a strike on what it called a drug vessel operated by a “designated narco-terrorist organization.”
Sep 02, 2025
A steady stream of social media from China's frequent rehearsals offers glimpses of a parade that will showcase mostly familiar weapon systems.
Sep 02, 2025
The UAS carried critical supplies, including spare parts, between the two ships.
Sep 02, 2025
The first of the next two prototypes of Turkey’s TAI Kaan combat aircraft has moved into the system integration phase ahead of plans to fly in spring 2026.
Sep 02, 2025
EU members are set to spend more than $116 billion on defense procurement for the first time this year, the European Defense Agency says in a new report.
Sep 01, 2025
The Czech Republic has agreed to fly its leased Saab Gripen C/Ds another decade to bridge a gap as it looks to introduce Lockheed Martin F-35s over the period.
Sep 01, 2025
France and Germany have pledged to jointly develop an early warning system for Europe as both EU countries aim to strengthen defense technology capability.