Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Nov 14, 2024
How will a second Trump administration affect the defense industry and global alliances? The McCain Institute’s executive director joins our editors to discuss.
Nov 14, 2024
The U.S. and its allies have yet to reduce reliance on Beijing for materials that are essential to the defense industrial base.
Nov 08, 2024
U.S. Air Force officials continue to voice concerns that the Army is not prioritizing protection of air bases.
Nov 08, 2024
Top Navy officials remain confident in the affordability and design requirements for the F/A-XX as Air Force leaders consider their own next-generation fighter.
Nov 08, 2024
Top service official says tanker, fighter and Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans are unaffordable without large changes.
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Oct 20, 2025
South Korea awarded L3Harris a contract to deliver the new Phoenix airborne early warning and control aircraft based on a Bombardier bizjet and an IAI radar.
Oct 17, 2025
South Korea has come under concerted pressure from Trump to increase defense spending and to raise contributions toward the U.S. military footprint there.
Oct 17, 2025
India says it has inaugurated a third production line for the Tejas Mk. 1-A and is also scaling up its production of Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40s.
Oct 17, 2025
The U.S. Air Force, faced with ongoing readiness issues across much of its fleet, has issued a call to aircraft owners who are near bases to help out.
Oct 17, 2025
The European Union has given the go-ahead to the €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) European Defense Industry Program aimed at supporting local industry and Ukraine.
Oct 17, 2025
Earth-observation company Planet is projecting 20% sales growth in the medium term as governments bolster access to imagery and related data from space.
Oct 16, 2025
The European Commission is proposing four flagship programs in the latest step the European Union is taking to bolster its defenses.
Oct 16, 2025
ESA is closely looking at the ramifications for its own activities of a potential merger for the satellite businesses of Airbus, Leonardo and Thales.