Choices by Air Force and Navy leaders highlight an age-old tension: preserve present-day capacity, or trade readiness today for capability tomorrow?

Spending on defense has increased at an average rate of 5.4% in real terms in the three years since 2021.

The U.S. and Chinese militaries on April 4 concluded two days of talks concerning interactions in the air and sea.

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.

Opposition groups in Myanmar have conducted strikes on the country’s capital Naypyidaw, using self-developed attack uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).

Germany is establishing a fourth armed service amidst a major restructuring of the country’s national defense.

The U.S. Navy’s drastic cut to its next-generation fighter was a conscious decision to deal with congressionally imposed budget cuts.

NATO has marked 20 years since establishing its Baltic Air Policing mission.