Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Dec 15, 2020
All four RQ-4s have been delivered and all 40 F-35As will be in 2021. So the 2021 acquisition budget is not rising much.
Dec 15, 2020
If the relationship between China’s defense spending and GDP holds, growth in allocations will trend downward in the coming decade.
Dec 14, 2020
A four-year-old strategy to boost spending levels for defense faces its greatest test in the wake of Canada’s COVID-19 response.
Dec 11, 2020
Modernization and rotary-wing fleet renewal is a priority for defense’s new spending spree.
Dec 10, 2020
Fighters made headlines in 2020, from critical orders for today’s combat aircraft to key milestones for future programs.

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Feb 06, 2025
A defense official said Feb. 6 that the latest flight took off from Biggs Army Airfield near El Paso, Texas, the same morning en route to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Feb 06, 2025
European nations routinely make use of data links like Link 16.
Feb 06, 2025
The first Dassault Mirage 2000 aircraft France had pledged to donate to Ukraine have arrived in the embattled country, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu says.
Feb 06, 2025
French has conducted the first test firing of the long-range MBDA Akeron LP missile designed for use by the Tiger attack helicopter.
Feb 06, 2025
Elbit Systems says it has signed the contract for the German truck-mounted rocket system after beating out a Lockheed Martin/Rheinmetall team.
Feb 05, 2025
Despite the stand down and restrictions, Marine leaders said the “workhorse” of its fleet was a key part of expeditionary options.
Feb 05, 2025
The space patrol Yoda program has been devised for the protection of valuable assets.
Feb 05, 2025
Until now, the service has been tight-lipped about the role it played in defending Israel on April 14.