Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Jun 12, 2023
Ariane 6 delays and problems with Vega C leave European launch industry mostly grounded.
Jun 12, 2023
Plan to feature new long-range munitions and vertical-takeoff-and-landing systems as part of a long-term approach that looks to cut traditional squadrons.
Jun 09, 2023
Ghost Bat makes its first U.S. appearance for testing; Boeing wants to leverage it in developing collaborative combat aircraft
Jun 09, 2023
Heavy state intervention could weigh down China’s plans to dominate commercial space.
Jun 08, 2023
On the path to developing autonomous, high-performance, uncrewed combat aircraft, the U.S. Air Force now has tools for early testing and experimentation.
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Mar 11, 2024
The U.S. Air Force wants to spend $2.81 billion for development of its Next Generation Air Dominance manned aircraft.
Mar 11, 2024
The Pentagon on March 11 rolled out its $849.8 billion budget request for 2025.
Mar 11, 2024
Procurement of the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation T-7 trainer is set to begin in fiscal 2025, but at half the number originally expected.
Mar 11, 2024
The service announced last month it would cancel the FARA program after spending $2 billion on development of competitive prototypes from Bell and Sikorsky.
Mar 11, 2024
The U.S. Air Force is changing course again on plans for its Boeing F-15EX Eagle II in the service’s fiscal 2025 budget request.
Mar 11, 2024
The ARRW is currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam, where it is expected to be tested on a B-52 soon.
Mar 11, 2024
Ministers Anne-Marie Trevelyan and Tom Tugendhat say that while defense spending of rivals is rising rapidly, that of the UK has only risen by 28% recently.
Mar 11, 2024
Chinese defense expenditure will remain at around 1.2% of GDP, although aspects of wider defense spending are understood to not be included in that official figure.