Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
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.
Jul 09, 2026
With funding as well as demonstrators taking shape and new partners waiting in the wings, GCAP is moving from ambition to reality.
Jul 08, 2026
Industry, academia and government are combining to rebuild the UK’s long-dormant hypersonics capability for the next generation of deep-strike weapons.
Jul 07, 2026
The next generation of RAF combat power will depend as much on autonomous systems and industrial resilience as on a new fighter aircraft.
Jul 03, 2026
The U.S. Defense Department is attempting to create an industry from next to nothing in 24 months.
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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.
Aug 17, 2026
A GE Aerospace and Kratos partnership will become a second engine supplier for the Lockheed Martin AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) family.