Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Apr 10, 2020
Budget cuts to ground NASA SOFIA 747SP observatory, while obsolescence prompts replacement study for DC-8 airborne science missions.
Apr 09, 2020
In-person training, inspector approvals are among the tasks being paused or reevaluated as agency seeks to maintain oversight.
Apr 08, 2020
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing agreed on a dramatically redesigned version of the KC-46 Pegasus tanker’s problematic Remote Vision System.
Apr 03, 2020
Germany expected to make Tornado replacement decision by April 12.
Apr 02, 2020
Unconventional compound rotorcraft faces off against winged helicopter to become the Army’s next armed scout.
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Apr 08, 2024
The Osprey will take over fleet replenishment duties for Naval Air Force Atlantic beginning in 2025.
Apr 08, 2024
It will result in a cost-plus incentive fee and cost-plus award fee contracts after a full and open competition, the announcement states.
Apr 08, 2024
Choices by Air Force and Navy leaders highlight an age-old tension: preserve present-day capacity, or trade readiness today for capability tomorrow?
Apr 08, 2024
Spending on defense has increased at an average rate of 5.4% in real terms in the three years since 2021.
Apr 05, 2024
The U.S. and Chinese militaries on April 4 concluded two days of talks concerning interactions in the air and sea.
Apr 05, 2024
Norway is to spend an extra 600 billion krone ($56 billion) on defense over the next 12 years, building up a stronger navy and ground-based air defenses.
Apr 05, 2024
Opposition groups in Myanmar have conducted strikes on the country’s capital Naypyidaw, using self-developed attack uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).
Apr 04, 2024
Germany is establishing a fourth armed service amidst a major restructuring of the country’s national defense.