Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Aug 07, 2024
Cost overruns and schedule breaches are driving a new look at engine replacement and radar modernization requirements.
Aug 06, 2024
The Tempest program faces a political stress test in Britain’s new strategic defense review.
Aug 05, 2024
Predicting the end of dogfighting has been a cottage industry for decades, but the prospect is now very real.
Aug 02, 2024
Compound, conventional rotorcraft and tiltrotors are among the technologies being proposed by industry for NATO’s future rotorcraft needs.
Jul 31, 2024
Beijing is increasingly relying on companies to strengthen its presence in commercial space.
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Nov 10, 2025
Belgium has selected Pilatus’ PC-7 MKX turboprop trainer as part of an effort to recapitalize its training aircraft fleet.
Nov 10, 2025
Sukhoi’s Su-57 fighter will make its Middle Eastern flying display debut at Dubai Airshow 2025, according to Russian defense conglomerate Rostec.
Nov 10, 2025
Australia’s NIOA Group and MBDA have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore manufacturing and assembly of Mistral surface-to-air missiles in Australia.
Nov 07, 2025
In a major speech Nov. 7, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined reforms meant to streamline acquisitions and get new technology to troops quicker.
Nov 07, 2025
The UK Defense Ministry has cancelled an upgrade for its secretive fleet of Raytheon Shadow ISR aircraft, citing cost escalations and delays.
Nov 07, 2025
Classifications such as by generation (fifth, sixth and so on) are not always accurate, and the U.S. Air Force is rethinking its approach to that nomenclature.
Nov 07, 2025
Leaders of Germany, France and Spain plan to meet to address French concerns about greater participation for Dassault Aviation in the FCAS program by year's end.
Nov 07, 2025
Italy is shepherding a variety of technology projects to enhance development of the GCAP program, comparing it to a "defense venture fund."