Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Jul 20, 2026
Stormy skies ahead but allies prepared.
Jul 20, 2026
A refreshed Combat Air Strategy would accelerate collaborative combat aircraft, modernize the fighter fleet and reshape how the RAF intends to fight.
Jul 17, 2026
Proliferating space constellations could suffer the same fate as the Telstar 1 satellite in 1962.
Jul 17, 2026
About 50% of advanced STEM degree holders in the U.S. defense industrial base are foreign-born.
Jul 10, 2026
In a sign of the times, NATO gets its new flagship aircraft not from the U.S. but from a Swedish system based on a Canadian platform.

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Aug 19, 2026
Danish defense technology provider Terma says it has signed an agreement with Airbus targeting potential helicopter-related MRO work with an eye on future business opportunities in the country.
Aug 18, 2026
The U.S. Air Force is buying 145 Group 2 long-endurance uncrewed aircraft systems from uAvionics Technologies to help protect its bases in the Middle East amid increasing threats from the war in Iran.
Aug 18, 2026
The U.S. Navy in the coming weeks is expected to make a series of decisions to reshape its future aviation force, but now it appears that the service first needs to clear the fog on the carriers it needs to operate them.
Aug 18, 2026
The new U.S. National Security Science and Technology (S&T) strategy report identifies space as one of the top three areas it needs to dominate the battlefield, alongside air superiority and long-range strike.
Aug 18, 2026
Taiwan's government has approved a defense budget of NT$1.12 trillion ($35.2 billion) for fiscal 2027, taking defense spending above 3% of GDP for the first time as Taipei accelerates efforts to strengthen its military capabilities.
Aug 18, 2026
France has formally adopted an updated military programming law that adds €36 billion ($42 billion) over the 2026-30 period.
Aug 17, 2026
Indian Government Launches Transport Aircraft Tender
Aug 17, 2026
The Indian government has signed a leasing agreement with General Atomics for additional MQ-9B uncrewed aircraft systems.