Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Jul 25, 2025
Work is progressing on the UK’s big delta-wing fighter demonstrator, designed to derisk development of the trinational Global Combat Air Program.
Jul 24, 2025
After attending to needs for ammunition and air defense, Europe seeks to plug its long-range strike gaps.
Jul 23, 2025
Defense officials in the U.S., UK and Europe are grappling with what comes next for airborne early warning systems.
Jul 22, 2025
As the U.S. Marine Corps aviation branch shuffles its tactical aviation force structure, the XQ-58 suddenly looms large in force structure plans.
Jul 22, 2025
The service seeks to fortify the GPS architecture against such threats as jamming, spoofing and other adversarial actions.
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Jun 05, 2026
Circumstances and priorities can change rapidly and targets can quickly be forgotten, but there can be no doubting Germany's commitment to expanding its military capabilities.
Jun 04, 2026
A UK government decision to wrestle financial control of the Global Combat Air Program away from the defense ministry may place the trinational fighter program on firmer financial footing.
Jun 04, 2026
Spurred by unprecedented U.S. and international demand for missiles, Honeywell Aerospace is “aggressively expanding capacity” to boost supply of key components.
Jun 03, 2026
The Finnish Air Force is set to finalize a decision on a replacement for its long-serving multimission Gates Learjets this month.
Jun 03, 2026
The U.S. Navy has dramatically raised the cost ceiling for its next-generation trainer after a request for proposals spurred doubts.
Jun 03, 2026
The DOD is proposing broad cuts to its global cooperation funding in its fiscal 2027 budget request to align with Trump's “America First” focus.
Jun 03, 2026
Sweden is exploring the potential acquisition of two-seat Gripen Fs the country’s defense minister has suggested.
Jun 03, 2026
The U.S. government has approved a possible foreign military sale to Vietnam covering sustainment support for the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules.