Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

May 20, 2020
U.S. proposal extends and expands guidelines for cooperation on lunar missions and beyond.
May 19, 2020
Germany is leading on taking an ethical and responsible approach to the technologies in FCAS. When will its partners follow?
May 18, 2020
U.S. Senate hearing fails to resolve why the FCC approved access to spectrum near GPS frequencies, with conditions.
May 15, 2020
The U.S. military continues to expand the operational envelope of its X-37B robotic spaceplanes amid the COVID-19 crisis.
May 15, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

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Aug 30, 2022
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is preparing for the delivery of its own F-35Bs in 2026.
Aug 29, 2022
“What we’re looking at is not necessarily to do it solely with NGAD. How do you do it with the F-35, for example?” USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. says.
Aug 28, 2022
The program is intended to provide global dividends across the science, economic and global leadership spectrums, NASA says.
Aug 26, 2022
Canberra wants the 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks to replace its fleet of problematic NHIndustries NH90 helicopters, known locally as MRH90 Taipans.
Aug 26, 2022
Austria’s Airpower Airshow claims to have secured the European debut of China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force with the participation of an X’ian Y-20 airlifter.
Aug 25, 2022
The Pentagon is implementing a new plan to avoid civilian casualties in air strikes and other combat operations, with steps such as creating a new data system for sharing information on potential civilian harm and incorporating new guidance into military training, exercises and doctrine.
Aug 24, 2022
U.S. aircraft struck infrastructure sites reportedly belonging to Iranian-backed militias on Aug. 23 more than a week after American troops were targeted in an attack that a U.S. official said was directly linked to Tehran by, among other things, wreckage of Iranian-made drones.
Aug 24, 2022
The White House announced its largest-yet tranche of aid for Ukraine on Aug. 24.