Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Aug 07, 2020
A two-year evaluation has coalesced into plans to field a sea-based interceptor as quickly as possible.
Aug 06, 2020
NRO’s new approach to satellites; Russia’s S-70 acceleration; defining “Attritable” in dollar terms; Collins’ training device.
Aug 05, 2020
The odds of repurposing the satellites for GNSS are limited.
Jul 31, 2020
The Pentagon identified two programs to support NGAD in 2014, then went silent; one has reemerged in budget documents this year.
Jul 30, 2020
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Apr 22, 2025
Recent Peruvian Air Force shifts in recapitalization plans reflect the service’s effort to balance long-term modernization with immediate operational needs, emphasizing combat effectiveness and national emergency response as top priorities.
Apr 22, 2025
Lockheed Martin will not protest Boeing’s victory in the competition to build the U.S. Air Force’s next fighter.
Apr 22, 2025
The European Union wants to broaden the scope of some technology research funding efforts as part of its push to bolster the region’s defense industrial base.
Apr 21, 2025
The coming defense earnings season that effectively kicks off April 22 is expected to be somewhat underwhelming.
Apr 17, 2025
Lockheed Martin’s move to name a fifth chief financial officer in seven years comes at a bad moment, Wall Street analysts say.
Apr 17, 2025
Taiwan’s state-backed drone industry alliance is expeditiously decoupling from China-based supply chains, Chairman Hu Kai-Hung tells Aviation Week.
Apr 16, 2025
During a press conference with Netanyahu last week, Trump announced that the U.S. would soon reveal its first $1 trillion defense budget.
Apr 16, 2025
China has deployed an airborne early warning aircraft to Egypt for exercises.