Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Sep 13, 2016
Video footage from the HUD of a U.S. Air Force F-16 records the dramatic moment when its unconscious pilot is saved from certain death by the aircraft’s Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System.
Sep 09, 2016
This week’s Washington Outlook sizes up the impact of the Pentagon’s strategy to threaten a defense budget bill veto, ways around regulations slowing remote-sensing industry sales and a big deal for counter-drug mission aircraft.
Sep 02, 2016
Tests of the L1 adaptive control law will assess its ability to control the VISTA F-16 over a range of flight conditions and simulated failures.
Aug 25, 2016
Radars operating at lower frequencies is the most common approach to overcoming stealth technology. Why do they work and what are their limitations?
Aug 19, 2016
Auto ICAS is thought to be the world’s first fully automatic integrated combat flight safety system designed to prevent both air-to-air and air-to-ground collisions.

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Sep 04, 2024
The Senate has looked at ways to increase the topline.
Sep 04, 2024
The Space Force is now having conversations about how much funding for the MTI mission might be included in the fiscal 2026 budget request.
Sep 03, 2024
The U.S. Air Force within the past several months appears to have increased its push to modernize its air refueling force.
Sep 03, 2024
The Indian government has approved the purchase of 240 locally assembled Al-31FP engines from Hindustan Aeronautics to power its Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters.
Sep 03, 2024
The UK has pulled around 30 arms export licenses for Israel that London signaled could also impact the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in certain circumstances.
Sep 02, 2024
In its budget proposal, the Defense Ministry is requesting funds to modernize the Japan Aerospace Defense Ground Environment (JADGE), Tokyo's answer to NORAD.
Sep 02, 2024
Seoul's latest defense budget increase will likely represent a marginal real-terms cut once inflation is factored in.
Aug 30, 2024
Zelenskyy signed a decree that dismissed Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, the Ukrainian air force commander since 2021.