Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Jul 08, 2021
Paul Lemmo, a seasoned veteran at Lockheed Martin, chats with Aviation Week about rotorcraft and Future Vertical Lift competitions.
Jul 07, 2021
As defense budgets globally tighten, IAI is positioning the Kfir NG as an affordable alternative to new fourth-generation jets.
Jul 06, 2021
EDF will provide financial backing for R&D into technologies for future European combat aircraft, helicopters and missile capabilities.
Jul 06, 2021
A former Aviation Week reporter’s new book details the story behind the stories.
Jul 05, 2021
An exclusive excerpt from a forthcoming book explains what really happened between American and Russian air forces in the 2018 battle.

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Jul 07, 2025
A secretive drone manufacturing startup launched by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will deliver “hundreds of thousands” of drones to Ukraine.
Jul 03, 2025
French defense procurement agency DGA says it is buying 1,000 Sorona micro-drones from Harmattan AI.
Jul 03, 2025
Australia has revealed it will be spending A$2.12 billion ($1.4 billion) to acquire RTX AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 Amraams.
Jul 02, 2025
The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) is overhauling its aviation portfolio, investing heavily in anti-submarine warfare capabilities and uncrewed systems.
Jul 02, 2025
The Pentagon on July 2 confirmed it has paused shipments of military aid to Ukraine.
Jul 02, 2025
NATO’s June 2025 summit will no doubt go down as a key point in the alliance’s history. Headlines since the start of the meeting in the Hague firmly suggest that member states agreed to a massive increase in defense related spending with NATO shifting guidelines levels of defense spending from 2% of GDP to 5% by 2035. On paper this would increase European NATO member spending from $476.2 billion in 2024 to well over a trillion dollars by the middle of the next decade based on alliance figures.
Jul 02, 2025
Danish defense supplier Terma says it will support the used Argentinian Lockheed Martin F-16s the South American country bought from Denmark.
Jul 02, 2025
Israel has provided more details on its operations against Iran, including more than 500 strikes and interdictions attributed to what it calls its UAV Array.