Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Jun 25, 2025
The U.S. followed Israel in striking Iranian nuclear infrastructure, launching the largest B-2 raid ever and dropping its biggest conventional bombs. Listen as editors assess the operation in Iran.
Jun 23, 2025
The late budget rollout, coupled with a reliance on GOP-led reconciliation, has caused consternation in a typically bipartisan budget process.
Jun 20, 2025
In its attacks on Iran, Israel teaches a master class on gaining air superiority.
Jun 20, 2025
The blended wing body demonstrator from JetZero is intended to provide the basis for development of a new military tanker-transport and a midmarket airliner.
Jun 18, 2025
Listen in as editors at the Paris Air Show break down Israel's latest offensive and how that country's defense companies have been walled off here at the show.
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May 13, 2026
The Swiss government said it will lean more heavily on RUAG to help manage development of an expansive military and civil air traffic surveillance program that it now believes may come in on time and on budget.
May 13, 2026
Bern expects to assess French, German, Israeli, and South Korean air and missile defense options to augment its needs given expanding issues with delivery of the U.S. Patriot systems.
May 12, 2026
The stand-up and operation of a notional Golden Dome missile defense architecture would cost about $1.2 trillion over the next 20 years, the Congressional Budget Office says in a new report.
May 12, 2026
DARPA's Sprint project develops a high-speed tiltrotor to address contested logistics and runway vulnerabilities with advanced V/STOL technology.
May 12, 2026
South Korea considers delaying KF-21 Block 2 production to 2035 as rising costs, inflation and supply chain issues impact the program.
May 11, 2026
The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense
May 11, 2026
Latvia’s defense minister resigns after drone incursions expose airspace vulnerabilities, prompting leadership changes and calls for stronger defense.
May 11, 2026
Military planners face new vulnerabilities as defense becomes data-driven, exposing risks to cloud, AI tools and commercial satellites during conflict.