Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Aug 19, 2025
F-35 purchases by European countries are back in the spotlight as Spain scraps procurement plans and Switzerland wrestles with a $1.6 billion cost surge.
Aug 08, 2025
Insufficient, inconsistent and nonexistent procedures contributed to January’s midair collision near Washington National Airport more than any single mistake.
Aug 07, 2025
When it comes to buying fighters, Jakarta is once again shuffling the deck.
Aug 06, 2025
From radars to fighters, military equipment output in Europe is on a growth trajectory.
Aug 05, 2025
Moving a satellite from the ground to orbit in hours offers a new edge in space deterrence.
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Jun 09, 2026
With Germany taking the lion’s share of new-production Eurofighters, Airbus Defense and Space’s final assembly line in Manching has not been this busy since the mid-2010s.
Jun 09, 2026
The German Air Force is undergoing an intense period of modernization through the end of the decade that will do more than just revitalize its core air dominance role, says Luftwaffe Inspector Lt. Gen. Holger Neumann.
Jun 08, 2026
A Danish audit of the country’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program has found that the country’s fleet of 27 aircraft could cost some 14 billion kronor more to operate than previously estimated.
Jun 08, 2026
Lufthansa Technik is preparing to ramp up its defense activities as Germany starts introducing into service a range of new aircraft.
Jun 08, 2026
South Korea has reversed plans to scale back production of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 fighter, restoring the program to its original schedule.
Jun 08, 2026
Destinus is preparing the next step in its push to become a full-fledged rival to the likes of MBDA by designing rockets not just for the battle in Ukraine today, but for conflict tomorrow.
Jun 08, 2026
Partially as a result of their revolutionary nature, interest in CCAs continues to expand, with operators now putting funding into developing their own capabilities in this area.
Jun 05, 2026
Infinite Orbits of France and Open Cosmos in the UK plan to demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations technologies on a mission in mid-2027.