Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Jan 10, 2025
Here are some issues the Trump administration should not dodge as it looks to set U.S. defense policy.
Jan 09, 2025
With the Joint Strike Fighter’s Technology Refresh 3 software expected to be cleared for combat this year, Pentagon officials are pressing for more progress.
Jan 09, 2025
Less than a decade ago, Eurofighter partner companies were concerned about the platform’s future. Now production lines are running hot.
Jan 08, 2025
As Beijing further weaponizes its control of essential aerospace commodities, the U.S. and its allies must explore slow and costly supplier diversification.
Jan 08, 2025
Human brainpower is becoming the era’s chief bottleneck.
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Apr 22, 2026
Germany’s quest to field deep-strike capabilities may involve multiple suppliers and different services, rather than narrowing those options at the outset, the Bundeswehr’s top officer says.
Apr 22, 2026
The Canadian government is pressing forward with its push to build up a national space launch capacity by proposing legislation aimed at fostering a sovereign capability in this field.
Apr 22, 2026
A young space domain awareness company founded by a former French Space Command leader is ready to provide commercial data to customers as it brings its first radar online and expands into the U.S.
Apr 22, 2026
Germany and France are poised to decide within days the future of the Future Combat Air System program, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says.
Apr 21, 2026
The U.S. Navy intends to pause procurement for a Northrop Grumman anti-radiation missile in fiscal 2027, then resume orders.
Apr 21, 2026
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request includes a major increase in F-35 procurement and spares after last year’s reduction.
Apr 21, 2026
The Pentagon is again zeroing out funding for the U.S. Air Force’s Boeing E-7A Wedgetail program.
Apr 21, 2026
The Pentagon has broken down its $350 billion reconciliation budget request into multiple areas.