Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Mar 13, 2020
With a 2024 deadline to land crew on the Moon, NASA is putting its procurement processes on speed drive.
Mar 12, 2020
Where weapons exports are going; Russian mercenaries hit U.S. UAS; Rocket Lab’s next NRO launch; and a Sea Venom Trial.
Mar 09, 2020
The design is for a considerable aircraft with a span of 16 m. But funding is needed.
Mar 06, 2020
Commercial orbital debris mitigation services are on the horizon, but operators will expect low costs.
Mar 06, 2020
Elon Musk startled an Air Force audience by declaring fighters dead, but his opinion isn’t far off current acquisition strategy.

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Feb 25, 2025
The move comes as the RMAF awaits Washington’s approval of the transfer of Kuwaiti F/A-18C/Ds.
Feb 25, 2025
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has firmed up UK government plans to increase military spending, putting a deadline on the goal of putting 2.5% of GDP into defense.
Feb 25, 2025
Singapore’s defense budget is increasing by double digits for the fourth time in five years as it responds to a deteriorating global security environment.
Feb 24, 2025
Danish government officials say the funding will be used for “new acquisitions, personnel and construction work.”
Feb 22, 2025
President Trump said he was removing Chairman Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.—the same general he picked to lead the U.S. Air Force during his first term.
Feb 21, 2025
The Defense Department ultimately will cull its civilian workforce by 5-8%.
Feb 21, 2025
The combined operating profit of the four largest defense contractors jumped an estimated 72% to 2.1 trillion won ($1.5 billion).
Feb 20, 2025
The past month has shattered a decade-long era of relative fiscal and strategic certainty inside the Pentagon.