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Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Mar 14, 2025
The Space Force is preparing to counter on-orbit threats and contribute to high-profile defense programs.
Mar 11, 2025
Nimble, venture capital-backed startups are emerging as winners in a worsening global threat environment.
Mar 07, 2025
Leaders in the sector say business is on an upward trajectory after years of stagnation.
Mar 06, 2025
The OA-1K Skyraider II will see evolving capabilities beyond a simple close air support platform, officials assert.
Mar 06, 2025
Studies are helping allies understand the technologies and trade-offs they face with new rotorcraft architectures.

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Jan 12, 2026
UK defense ministers will not say when a decision might be made on whether to contract for a £1 billion new fleet of medium helicopters.
Jan 12, 2026
The UK’s chief of defense staff says he is unable provide a date for the publication of the Defense Investment Plan.
Jan 12, 2026
Israel has rarely shied away from defense industrial challenges, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to wean the country off U.S. military financing support sets the bar at a new level.
Jan 12, 2026
Sweden is planning to invest a further $1.6 billion in air defense capability focused on protecting cities and civilian infrastructure.
Jan 12, 2026
Sweden is joining the list of European countries buying Iceye synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
Jan 12, 2026
The UK says its effort to rapidly develop a conventional ballistic missile under the recently launched Project Nightfall is aimed at arming Ukraine.
Jan 12, 2026
Europe should establish a European Security Council to bolster its defense posture, Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius argues.
Jan 09, 2026
The Indian government says its efforts to develop a homegrown air-breathing hypersonic missile have advanced with a recent ground test.