Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Jul 16, 2024
A new government is pivoting its defense priorities and realigning relations with Europe.
Jul 15, 2024
After months of preparation, Ukraine is about to receive its first batch of F-16s to help it battle Russia.
Jul 12, 2024
While aerospace and defense companies have lately enjoyed an embarrassment of riches in demand, that has exposed severe weaknesses in their ability to execute.
Jul 11, 2024
Matching NASA’s needs with the ideal contracting mechanism is a challenge.
Jul 11, 2024
Mounting losses have prompted greater caution among some defense companies as Pentagon officials stand by fixed-price acquisition strategies.

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Sep 12, 2025
Following the recent incursion of Russian drones into Polish airspace, the German government has decided to boost its quick reaction alert fighter force.
Sep 12, 2025
Italian rocket company Avio plans to raise $470 million in capital in part to support its ambition to establish a U.S. solid rocket motor production facility.
Sep 12, 2025
Despite the growing prominence of mini attack drones, Singapore's Air Force continues to underscore the enduring relevance of the attack helicopter. 
Sep 12, 2025
Most small UAS are battery powered and limited in flight time—but what about using aerodynamics to boost flight time by soaring the way birds and gliders do?
Sep 11, 2025
U.S.-India relations have taken a turn for the worse, raising questions about the endurance of defense cooperation between Washington and New Delhi.
Sep 11, 2025
Ukraine is looking to expand the number of weapons it carries on a newly set up defense marketplace.
Sep 11, 2025
House appropriators have joined their Senate counterparts in approving a budget measure that opposes the deep cut to NASA proposed by the White House.
Sep 10, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European leaders Sept. 10 that Europe and Ukraine need a ”joint air defense system and [to] create an effective air shield."