Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Jul 23, 2020
Congress must work out the final version, but President Donald Trump is threatening to veto the legislation over some House provisions.
Jul 22, 2020
Over 20 years, demand on the F/A-18 and EA-18G electrical power generation system led to low readiness levels for the entire fleet.
Jul 21, 2020
Israel’s Upper Tier Layer appeared to reach fruition with Arrow 3 deployment, but the program is continuing to advance.
Jul 21, 2020
Early second-stage shutdown dooms ride-share mission.
Jul 17, 2020
An analysis shows that a disruptive acquisition strategy for the Next-Generation Air Dominance program would reduce costs.

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Oct 07, 2022
The KC-46’s new remote vision system will not be operational until October 2025, a 19-month delay from the previous plan as the U.S. Air Force and Boeing negotiate subcontractor development timelines as well as both service and FAA airworthiness processes.
Oct 06, 2022
The U.S., Japan and South Korea are responding to increased tensions following multiple North Korean ballistic missile launches this week with a series of air drills and missile defense exercises in the region.
Oct 06, 2022
The Nordic country follows a growing trend of European nations strengthening their defense budgets to reflect the new regional security situation.
Oct 05, 2022
The U.S. Air Force wants to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2046 and is looking to increase the use of sustainable aviation fuel, more electric vehicles and the quick development and testing of a blended wing body mobility aircraft by 2027 to help get there.
Oct 05, 2022
The arrangements will lead to the creation of  a working group that will examine if the UK and Polish armed forces could cooperate on the so-called Future Common Missile.
Oct 05, 2022
A South Korean lawmaker says that the Republic of Korea Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-35As were classified as “operationally unready” on 234 times over an 18-month period ending in June.
Oct 03, 2022
The action comes despite recent market turmoil that plunged the pound to near parity with the U.S. dollar.
Sep 30, 2022
For aid to Ukraine, the industry has struggled to ramp up production despite Pentagon funding.