Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Apr 26, 2021
As new materials and fuel technology advance, NASA gets serious again about nuclear space propulsion for missions to Mars and beyond.
Apr 23, 2021
A glimpse of historic Mars missions since 1965 documented in the AW&ST digital archives.
Apr 23, 2021
From replacing the Tornado fighter to buying new unmanned aircraft systems, a look at potential deliveries.
Apr 23, 2021
“This is the first powered flight on another planet. Let that blow your mind for a minute.”
Apr 23, 2021
The short flight-test effort aims to prove rotorcraft and other aircraft types could play a key role in future planetary exploration.
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Sep 27, 2024
Germany is moving forward with the purchase of additional Amraam missiles and Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM).
Sep 26, 2024
Variants of the 737 are active with 21 non-U.S. militaries and figure prominently into these nations’ transport and maritime capabilities.
Sep 25, 2024
The UK has launched an assessment of its military commitments as part of a wider strategic defense review.
Sep 24, 2024
The UK’s military space efforts are not matching the change in the threat and more may need to happen, a Royal Air Force official says.
Sep 24, 2024
The German Space Command is exploring the possibility of launching an active in-orbit space defense project not unlike what France is pursuing.
Sep 24, 2024
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.
Sep 24, 2024
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).
Sep 20, 2024
Kelly Ortberg, Boeing’s new CEO, announced the move in a statement to employees just before the close of business on Sept. 20.