Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
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.
Jun 14, 2021
After years of development, the FAA is bringing to bear a new capability for tracking spacecraft.
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Jun 30, 2025
Japan’s Board of Audit raised concerns over the low operational reliability of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft.
Jun 27, 2025
Air-launched hypersonic weapons in both glide and powered forms are back in favor.
Jun 27, 2025
Sweden is mulling the transfer of its civilian search and rescue helicopter capabilities to another government department.
Jun 27, 2025
MightyFly has demonstrated autonomous flight, loading and unloading as well as load balancing during a demonstration of its Cento uncrewed logistics aircraft.
Jun 27, 2025
Switzerland has begun negotiations with the U.S. over a potential $1.3 billion increase in the price of the country’s new fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s.
Jun 27, 2025
Diehl and Sener have struck an agreement to work together on projects such as remote carriers and hypersonic weapons technologies.
Jun 26, 2025
Proposed cuts to stealth fighters and attack helicopters could drop U.S. Defense Department aircraft procurement to modern lows in fiscal 2026.
Jun 26, 2025
The USAF will pay the bill to modify a Boeing 747-8 obtained from the Qatari government into a temporary presidential transport aircraft using diverted funds.