Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

May 01, 2020
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Apr 30, 2020
After a late start, European industry is moving to close gap on high-speed missiles.
Apr 29, 2020
Nuclear mission drives Berlin toward a U.S.-made Super Hornet over concerns about Eurofighter B61 integration.
Apr 27, 2020
U.S. Air Force moves forward on LRSO and GBSD without a competitive bidding process.
Apr 24, 2020
NASA appoints executive to oversee CASIS, reorganizes commercial programs.

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Aug 16, 2022
The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet has seen an increase in "unsafe, unprofessional or non-standard intercepts."
Aug 15, 2022
The first of 24 Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft has been handed over to Qatar as the Arabian Gulf state continues the rapid expansion of its air force.
Aug 15, 2022
Prague plans to purchase three IAI Heron 1s.
Aug 12, 2022
Thailand’s cabinet has approved THB369 million ($10.4 million) for the Royal Thai Air Force to make infrastructure preparations in anticipation of a potential F-35A acquisition.
Aug 11, 2022
The U.S. Air Force’s plan to dramatically cut its buy of Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopters would be a Nunn-McCurdy Breach as the cost per unit of the choppers would spike, raising more questions about the future of the program.
Aug 11, 2022
If Congress blocks the U.S. Air Force’s plan to retire 33 of its oldest F-22s, the service would then see impacts on its plan to field new drones to complement the Next Generation Air Dominance as it faces the bill to upgrade the Raptors.
Aug 10, 2022
The U.S. Air Force is looking to reprogram funding to give it flexibility to award a prototype contract for Boeing E-7A Wedgetails in the event that a continuing resolution blocks starting the program on time.
Aug 04, 2022
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has fired “multiple” Dongfeng-series ballistic missiles toward Taiwan as part of a three-day exercise intended to impose maximum military pressure on the island following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).