Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
May 29, 2021
A major programs summary with totals and changes for aircraft-related programs, systems and weapons.
May 28, 2021
Special Operations Forces face a difficult decision on the A/MH-6 replacement, depending on the Army’s choice for FARA.
May 26, 2021
New life extension program for 32-year-old Trident II D5 aims to keep the submarine-launched ballistic missile in the inventory to 2084
May 25, 2021
Another clash over the Army’s proposals to defer CH-47F Block II production is brewing as fiscal 2022 budget drops.
May 25, 2021
A short-term debate over replacing the Minuteman III has raised fundamental questions about the land-based leg of the nuclear triad.
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Oct 29, 2024
The UK has set out to recruit a dedicated national armaments director.
Oct 28, 2024
The Turkish government has announced a further increase to its 2025 defense budget, pushing spending to its highest level against GDP for 17 years.
Oct 28, 2024
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of Nasams and two additional air defense radar systems.
Oct 28, 2024
Norway has finalized an agreement with the U.S. to buy more than $360 million in Raytheon Amraam missiles.
Oct 28, 2024
Israel has signed a contract to expand production capability of the Rafael Iron Beam laser-based defense system, aiming for service entry in about a year.
Oct 25, 2024
This event coincided with a worrying escalation by Russia in its 33-month war against Ukraine.
Oct 24, 2024
U.S. refusal to sell the F-35 to Taiwan, and the subsequent failure of the country’s indigenous Advanced Defense Fighter, has reshaped Taipei’s thinking in the face of continued Chinese encroachment.
Oct 23, 2024
The Trinity House Agreement, signed by UK Defense Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius, is being hailed as a “fundamental shift."