Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

May 23, 2025
Editors discuss the pricey Golden Dome program and how the DOD is rebalancing its spending, cutting back in other areas like Army aviation modernization.
May 23, 2025
Once unthinkable, Europe now outspends the U.S. in some defense figures, but building back its arsenal will take time.
May 23, 2025
Even before champagne is uncorked at Le Bourget, aerospace, defense and space are suffering a White House-induced hangover.
May 22, 2025
A May 20 announcement in the Oval Office marks the first step in moving the Golden Dome initiative for air and missile defense into reality at a record pace.
May 22, 2025
From helicopters to space, Europe is investing to advance next-generation systems.

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Apr 06, 2026
Malaysia has begun test flights of its Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Anka uncrewed aircraft system (UAS)/
Apr 05, 2026
U.S. forces in a large-scale and complex rescue operation retrieved a downed and injured U.S. Air Force airman after more than two days deep inside Iran.
Apr 03, 2026
The Trump administration wants to fund the U.S. Space Force’s request for a larger budget in fiscal 2027, and then some.
Apr 03, 2026
U.S. Air Force combat search and rescue crews on April 3 were conducting a daring daylight mission to recover aircrew from a downed F-15E over Iran.
Apr 03, 2026
The White House is seeking a $1.15 trillion discretionary budget for the Pentagon in fiscal 2027, bolstered by another $350 billion in mandatory spending through the reconciliation process.
Apr 02, 2026
The government organization running the tri-national Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) has awarded a long-awaited contract to push forward with the development of the future fighter.
Apr 02, 2026
Sweden has awarded Saab an SEK2.6 billion ($270 million) contract to act as lead systems integrator for a new counter-uncrewed aircraft system initiative.
Apr 02, 2026
Finland’s Patria Group says it has begun making forward fuselages for Lockheed Martin F-35s as part of an agreement by Helsinki to order the single-engine fighter.