Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Jul 08, 2024
Frank Kendall has spent his time as secretary working to reshape the Air Force—but will his work outlast him?
Jul 05, 2024
In the defense industry, all eyes are on the UK in July for RIAT and Farnborough. We kick off the conversation with a special episode about the British elections and what they (and those in France) mean for A&D.
Jul 02, 2024
A wave of new orders and investments in capabilities is giving Eurofighter a “golden moment.”
Jul 01, 2024
Forces in Europe are doing more in space, including through an increased focus on situational awareness of the domain to address growing threats.
Jun 28, 2024
The region is going shopping to address defense shortfalls, with counter-UAS on most countries’ lists.

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Apr 29, 2025
The Australian, UK and U.S. air forces have been collaborating to help streamline the entry into service of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail.
Apr 29, 2025
The U.S. Air Force will base 21 Boeing F-15EXs at an Air National Guard base in Michigan.
Apr 29, 2025
The House Armed Services Committee on April 29 advanced a GOP-led measure to increase Pentagon spending by $150 billion.
Apr 28, 2025
Republican lawmakers want to add money to both the F-47 and the U.S. Navy’s yet-to-be-selected next fighter.
Apr 28, 2025
The UK Royal Navy has declared FOC with its Crowsnest helicopter-borne airborne early warning radar system, which is slated for replacement in the early 2030s.
Apr 28, 2025
The Netherlands has been given the green light to acquire Tomahawk land attack cruise missiles for its warships.
Apr 28, 2025
Stockholm's raft of new measures to bolster funding for both its own armed forces and Ukraine represents a post-Trump adjustment to previously established plans.
Apr 28, 2025
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Lockheed Martin’s Astrotech Space Operations a contract to boost payload processing capacity at Vandenberg SFB, California.