Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Jun 27, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jun 27, 2025
Israel’s 12-day operation against Iran provided a master class in gaining control of an adversary’s airspace and, with U.S. help, what can be done afterwards.
Jun 27, 2025
The UK committed to F-35A nuclear-capable aircraft and joined others in Europe in signaling a greater burden-sharing role in NATO.
Jun 26, 2025
Can the French-German-Spanish fighter development program be saved? The next few months could be decisive.
Jun 25, 2025
The U.S. followed Israel in striking Iranian nuclear infrastructure, launching the largest B-2 raid ever and dropping its biggest conventional bombs. Listen as editors assess the operation in Iran.
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Dec 17, 2025
A key piece of the future nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) enterprise will kick off next month with a classified briefing to industry.
Dec 17, 2025
The German parliament has given the green light to a mammoth €50 billion ($59 billion) package of arms deals covering missiles, satellites and more.
Dec 17, 2025
The European Union plans to contribute €1 billion to the 2026 European Defense Fund program, with hypersonic defenses gaining a large share of the allocation.
Dec 17, 2025
Kongsberg says it has secured a more than €100 million ($117 million) contract from Denmark to provide coastal defense equipment.
Dec 17, 2025
Finland says it plans to make its synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation available to others, with Poland and the Netherlands as its first partners.
Dec 16, 2025
Momentum has slowed for the U.S. Air Force EA-37B Compass Call.
Dec 16, 2025
NHIndustries is looking to regain momentum in securing new orders for its NH90 helicopter in the new year after securing several top-up deals.
Dec 16, 2025
Germany's military has a sense of urgency to bring into service and enhance its new NH90 Sea Tiger anti-surface warfare and sub-hunting helicopters.