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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Apr 16, 2025
Taiwanese drone manufacturer Thunder Tiger braced itself for a painful impact when Trump imposed a 32% tariff on most imports from the island.
Apr 16, 2025
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of an unspecified number of Leonardo TH-73A helicopters to the Philippines.
Apr 15, 2025
India’s defense development agency demonstrated an indigenous, land-based, high-energy laser in a live shoot-down event of a fixed-wing drone on April 13.
Apr 15, 2025
The U.S. Army is overhauling most of its major aircraft fleets, including rotary-wing, C4ISR and uncrewed platforms.
Apr 15, 2025
The UK has launched a tech challenge to identify ways to track “government assets or representatives” if global navigation satellite systems are disrupted.
Apr 15, 2025
The Swedish government has asked its parliament for approval to further pursue export sales of GlobalEye AEW aircraft to Denmark and Saab JAS 39E/Fs to Peru.
Apr 15, 2025
The Israeli government says it is exploring setting up one or more defense investment funds to facilitate support for advanced defense technology.
Apr 15, 2025
Hanwha Aerospace has agreed to produce the rockets for the K239 Chunmoo system in Poland after already agreeing to produce the launcher in the country.