Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Nov 06, 2020
The new U.S. Air Force chief of staff is finding out how difficult it will be shed older aircraft and make way for a modernized fleet
Nov 05, 2020
Building common ground for space becomes NASA’s political mantra.
Nov 03, 2020
Fallout from commercial aviation business lost could eliminate businesses, create opportunities.
Nov 03, 2020
Falcon 9 engine issue delays first U.S.-launched ISS crew flight since the space shuttle.
Oct 30, 2020
M&A activity among major A&D players is picking up again, but this time they are shedding assets or tacking on specialties.

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May 13, 2025
The first steps in a Spanish plan to modernize the country’s rotary-wing fleets have been agreed by Airbus Helicopters and the country’s defense ministry.
May 12, 2025
The U.S. Air Force plan to buy 26 Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft faces a cancellation threat.
May 12, 2025
The UK Defense Ministry has lifted the lid on the second ground-based air defense system it has rapidly developed for use in Ukraine referred to as Raven.
May 09, 2025
A political war of words has erupted in Bulgaria after the country’s first Block 70 F-16 combat aircraft went unserviceable.
May 09, 2025
Germany could decide before year-end on what platform to use to meet an emerging requirement to field a standoff jammer, with the Airbus A400M a candidate.
May 09, 2025
Pakistan used Chinese-built Chengdu J-10C fighters during an aerial confrontation with India, in what could be the first combat use of the type, a report says.
May 08, 2025
Runway independence is back in discussion as a possible requirement for future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
May 08, 2025
The U.S. Army will cancel a nascent program to field surveillance uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).