Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Dec 07, 2021
The SDA’s Tranche 0 is slated to launch next September, one month before the agency officially joins the Space Force.
Dec 06, 2021
A likely B-21 debut in 2022 could spur a wave of B-2 and B-1 retirements.
Dec 03, 2021
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Dec 02, 2021
With China and Russia demonstrating dangerous new technologies, the U.S. must invest only in solutions that can outpace the threat.
Dec 01, 2021
Chinese show of force near Taiwan; LaPlante to lead Pentagon acquisitions; SOCOM orders 6 Chinooks; and the U.S. finishes posture review.
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May 27, 2025
The European Space Agency plans to ask member states for $1.5 billion to help under Europe’s push to become more autonomous in space.
May 27, 2025
Northrop Grumman is offering its Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System to Japan as Tokyo kicks off plans to upgrade the JADGE system.
May 27, 2025
The Netherlands has flown the final F-16 bound for Ukraine to Belgium, where it will be made ready for operations.
May 27, 2025
Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has provided the strongest hint yet that his country will provide KEPD 350 Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
May 26, 2025
Moscow has green-lit a multi-year space plan that emphasizes more tangible outcomes and seeks to close a growing gap with rivals.
May 22, 2025
The House of Representatives on May 22 barely passed President Donald Trump’s extensive spending package, which includes a $150 billion plus-up in DOD spending.
May 22, 2025
Poland plans to buy around 1,400 Boeing GBU-39/B Small-Diameter Bombs (SDB), Warsaw and Washington say.
May 22, 2025
The European Investment Fund is putting $45 million into a fund run by Keen Venture Partners as part of Europe’s efforts to foster defense and space startups.