Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Apr 05, 2021
The U.S. should account for an advanced adversary when making decisions about its future fighter force.
Apr 02, 2021
Today’s UK defense cuts will enable long-term investments, but the strategy is not risk-free.
Apr 01, 2021
Heading the U.S. space agency would cap Nelson’s 50-year political career.
Apr 01, 2021
To chart his administration’s path in space, Biden calls upon a colleague.
Mar 31, 2021
The Pentagon awarded multibillion-dollar contracts with the goal of strengthening the U.S. homeland defense system.

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Sep 05, 2024
Latin America may be on the verge—or even in the midst of—a generational overhaul of military aviation, as operators are rife with aging fleets that will need replacing as soon as budgets allow.
Sep 05, 2024
“New threats require action,” the Dutch government says, also announcing it will spend money on helicopters, tanks and warships in addition to the F-35 JSF buy.
Sep 04, 2024
Army pilots scored an alarmingly high 2.01 flight mishap rate per 100,000 flight hours through the first 10 months of fiscal 2024.
Sep 04, 2024
Now, with NGAD on hold, the Air Force looks to speedrun through a review of that work.
Sep 04, 2024
The Senate has looked at ways to increase the topline.
Sep 04, 2024
The Space Force is now having conversations about how much funding for the MTI mission might be included in the fiscal 2026 budget request.
Sep 03, 2024
The U.S. Air Force within the past several months appears to have increased its push to modernize its air refueling force.
Sep 03, 2024
The Indian government has approved the purchase of 240 locally assembled Al-31FP engines from Hindustan Aeronautics to power its Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters.