Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Jun 18, 2021
Lockheed Martin’s goal to reduce the F-35A’s cost per flight hour to $25,000 by 2025 is not fully within the company’s control.
Jun 17, 2021
The U.S. military plans to become an early adopter of using rockets to move cargo.
Jun 17, 2021
China is top talking point for NATO; Considering B-21 exports; New hypersonic weapons contracts; and NRO launches secret payloads.
Jun 16, 2021
Michael Griffin, former NASA administrator and head of R&D for the Pentagon, reflects on acquisition reform and hypersonic technology.
Jun 15, 2021
An office within the U.S. Commerce Department will launch a space traffic management pilot program this summer.

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Dec 11, 2024
Malaysia is drafting a long-term national space defense system plan, with the ambition of deploying its own military satellites.
Dec 10, 2024
The Israeli Air Force has targeted Syrian Air Force and air-defense assets as it conducts strikes to eliminate potential threats in the neighboring country.
Dec 10, 2024
A Guam-based interceptor battery for the first time shot down a target representing a medium-range ballistic missile target, the Missile Defense Agency says.
Dec 10, 2024
Australia has become the third country to possess and fire the Tomahawk Land Attack cruise missile after a live firing test from a Hobart-class destroyer.
Dec 08, 2024
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has rolled out the latest large tranche of aid for Ukraine as he faced up to an uncertain future for supplying Kyiv and his own department’s legacy on the issue.
Dec 08, 2024
The top U.S. officer in the Pacific says Russia has reached an agreement with North Korea to send MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter aircraft to Pyongyang.
Dec 08, 2024
The House and Senate Armed Services Committees have released the compromise fiscal 2025 defense policy bill, which remains under a required spending cap despite efforts from some key lawmakers to raise the spending ceiling.
Dec 06, 2024
The test firing of the MBDA Meteor took place in Lossiemouth, Scotland, to take advantage of the available airspace over the Atlantic, the Luftwaffe said.