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Dec 05, 2025
The author of the 1997 U.S. defense acquisition reform plan critiques Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new strategy.
Dec 04, 2025
A sense of urgency led member states to fuel ESA with record funding.
Dec 02, 2025
Inexpensive, mass-produced cruise missiles could ensure that the U.S. and allies have enough firepower to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
Dec 02, 2025
Strategic decisions loom for some of the biggest Western airlift programs.
Nov 26, 2025
The U.S. Coast Guard is set to receive $24.59 billion through 2029 for fleet modernization, including a controversial $172 million G700 purchase.
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Jan 27, 2026
The Indonesian Air Force has taken delivery of its first three Dassault Rafale B fighters, a key milestone in a long-running combat aircraft recapitalization.
Jan 27, 2026
Hypersonic vehicle developer Polaris won a German contract to build and flight test a fully reusable system with satellite deployment capability.
Jan 27, 2026
Europe needs to increase its level of spending on space to avoid falling further behind rivals, the European Space Agency argues.
Jan 27, 2026
The EU defense and space commissioner is pushing for an accelerated fielding of the bloc's secure satellite communication system, due to come online by 2030.
Jan 26, 2026
The U.S. defense industrial base needs a mobilization akin to the heights of the world wars and the Cold War, according to the Pentagon’s new strategy.
Jan 26, 2026
The U.S. reportedly may gain at least discrete areas of sovereign Greenland territory above or below the ice. But don’t send the surveyor teams out yet.
Jan 26, 2026
The U.S. Navy has created a program office charged with developing Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the service.
Jan 26, 2026
The UK has shortlisted seven bidders in its hunt to find an ACP that could operate as a loyal wingman to its Boeing Apache attack helicopters in the 2030s.