Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Aug 19, 2016
Auto ICAS is thought to be the world’s first fully automatic integrated combat flight safety system designed to prevent both air-to-air and air-to-ground collisions.
Aug 18, 2016
ISR experts are advocating for every aircraft to become a contributing member of a disaggregated sensor network linked seamlessly by protected, self-healing data links.
Aug 05, 2016
The Air Force’s insistence that the F-35 will soon deploy to Europe, the Pacific and even the Middle East signals a shift away from the Pentagon’s historically more cautious use of stealth aircraft.
Feb 05, 2016
Days before the Pentagon details its request for spending $582.7 billion, Bill Sweetman provides his thoughts on how an “arsenal plane” might work. And Michael Fabey explains why the Littoral Combat Ship might not experience the budget cuts others have predicted.
Feb 05, 2016
X-planes, UAVs and a Cold War footing, this year’s budget request has it all. And Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick and Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s Dan Katz analyze President Barack Obama’s last chance to make change.

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Apr 07, 2022
The U.S. Commerce Department is ramping up efforts to promote and help U.S. space businesses land work from foreign customers.
Apr 07, 2022
The U.S. Commerce Department is ramping up efforts to promote and help U.S. space businesses land work from foreign customers.
Apr 07, 2022
NATO foreign ministers have approved the launch of the alliance’s DIANA network for advanced technology development.
Apr 07, 2022
NATO has selected Denmark, Estonia and the UK to host facilities for advanced technology development.
Apr 06, 2022
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — In a united move to build more diverse workforces, leaders of 24 space companies signed a “Space Workforce 2030” pledge,…
Apr 06, 2022
European countries will need to make investments in high-technology weapons and larger munitions stocks if they are to be prepared for a high-intensity conflict, the CEO of missile manufacturer MBDA says.
Apr 06, 2022
The U.S. Space Force needs to transform how it can serve what Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says is a “no-fail” mission in light of recent tests by both China and Russia.
Apr 05, 2022
Finland and Norway have made substantial increases to their annual defense budgets in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.