Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Jul 04, 2025
The Defense Department’s latest budget plan goes all in on space-based moving-target tracking.
Jul 04, 2025
A flat fiscal 2026 budget request combined with a $113 billion reconciliation offers a game-changing opportunity for nontraditional defense contractors.
Jul 02, 2025
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force is looking to modernize against a wide, growing array of threats, from new ballistic missiles to next-generation fighters.
Jul 01, 2025
The World War II Tizard Mission is a reminder of the power of collaboration.
Jun 27, 2025
Israel’s 12-day operation against Iran provided a master class in gaining control of an adversary’s airspace and, with U.S. help, what can be done afterwards.
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Dec 02, 2025
Australia, like many nations, is reforming its weapons procurement processes, starting with creating a Defense Delivery Agency that consolidates other groups.
Dec 02, 2025
Iceye says it has finalized a contract with Portugal to provide the country’s air force with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite.
Dec 01, 2025
The Brazilian Air Force demonstrated for the first time last week that it can fire MBDA Meteor missiles from its Saab F-39E Gripen fighters.
Dec 01, 2025
The UK plans to acquire the GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II to give its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters a long-desired standoff capability.
Dec 01, 2025
Europe is ending its meeting to set the European Space Agency’s 2026-28 funding framework with a record commitment of €22.1 billion—and a sense of urgency.
Dec 01, 2025
Austria has finalized contracts to acquire Leonardo’s M-346 advanced jet trainer to replace the Saab 105s that were retired five years ago.
Dec 01, 2025
Saab says it has secured an SEK1.4 billion ($150 million) contract for Lithuania to provide additional mobile, short-range air defense equipment.
Dec 01, 2025
Turkish industry has claimed a world first with the successful engagement of an aerial target with a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile from a UAS.