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Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Jun 04, 2021
NASA Unveils Strategy For Post-ISS Platforms And Habitats
NASA lays out transition plan for future low-Earth-orbit operations.
Aviation Week & Space Technology
Jun 03, 2021
Opinion: Is ‘Def Tech’ A Buzzword Or A Revolution In The Making?
The need to boost U.S. cyberdefenses amid the complexity of today’s digitized world could lead to the “civilianization” of defense through technology.
Aviation Week & Space Technology
Jun 03, 2021
Croatian And Egyptian Decisions Boost Rafale’s Renaissance
The Rafale ousted Israeli Boeing F-16 and Saab Gripen offers in Croatia’s fighter contest.
Aviation Week & Space Technology
May 29, 2021
Aviation Week Fiscal 2022 Defense Budget Analysis
A major programs summary with totals and changes for aircraft-related programs, systems and weapons.
May 28, 2021
End Of Line For A/MH-6 Little Bird?
Special Operations Forces face a difficult decision on the A/MH-6 replacement, depending on the Army’s choice for FARA.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

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Sep 24, 2024
UK Defense Secretary Reiterates Commitment To Increased Spending
UK Defense Secretary John Healey has reiterated the new Labour government’s commitment to increasing defense spending to the equivalent of 2.5% of GDP.
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
Sep 24, 2024
Budget Brief: Further Growth Planned For Japanese Defense Budget
The Japanese Defense Ministry (MOD) has released details of its fiscal 2025 budget request, which called for a further 9.4% increase to military spending—part of Tokyo’s wider Defense Build-Up Program (DBP).
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
Sep 20, 2024
Boeing Defense Boss Colbert Steps Down
Kelly Ortberg, Boeing’s new CEO, announced the move in a statement to employees just before the close of business on Sept. 20.
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
Sep 20, 2024
Iraq Acquiring KM-SAM II Systems
Iraq is purchasing South Korea's KM-SAM II medium-range, ground-based air defense system, becoming the third Middle Eastern nation to acquire it.
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
Sep 20, 2024
France Details Further SAMP/T NG Purchase Plans
Paris has revealed further details of France and Italy's plans to acquire a new version of the SAMP/T as it rushes upgrade air and missile defense capabilities.
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
Sep 20, 2024
Aviation Week Forecasts: Italy Hopes Widen F-35 Lead in Europe
Increasingly, defense plans in Europe are converting to contracts for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 and Eurofighter’s Typhoon, giving industry executives on both sides of the Atlantic reason to be optimistic.
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
Sep 19, 2024
OA-1K Can Handle New Missions, Fleet Size In Question, AFSOC Says
U.S. Special Operations Command now intends to buy a fleet of 62 of the L3Harris and Air Tractor aircraft.
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
Sep 19, 2024
European Officials See IRIS² Surviving Chief Backer’s Exit
The EU effort to create a sovereign satellite communications network, known as IRIS², should be unaffected by the exit of Thierry Breton from the EC, program backers say.
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report