Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Nov 14, 2024
How will a second Trump administration affect the defense industry and global alliances? The McCain Institute’s executive director joins our editors to discuss.
Nov 14, 2024
The U.S. and its allies have yet to reduce reliance on Beijing for materials that are essential to the defense industrial base.
Nov 08, 2024
U.S. Air Force officials continue to voice concerns that the Army is not prioritizing protection of air bases.
Nov 08, 2024
Top Navy officials remain confident in the affordability and design requirements for the F/A-XX as Air Force leaders consider their own next-generation fighter.
Nov 08, 2024
Top service official says tanker, fighter and Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans are unaffordable without large changes.

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Apr 13, 2026
Beyond the headline of a $1.5 trillion budget request, the U.S. defense sector will be looking for longer-term demand signals in an uncertain fiscal environment before it makes big bets on adding capacity.
Apr 10, 2026
ITC investigates Joby over alleged patent infringement of Chinese-sourced eVTOL components following Archer complaint.
Apr 10, 2026
UK orders Skyhammer interceptors from Cambridge Aerospace to counter drones and low-speed threats, with deliveries starting in May.
Apr 10, 2026
Lockheed Martin received an undefinitized contract for $4.7 billion to kick-start a significant acceleration of production for PAC-3 MSE interceptors.
Apr 10, 2026
Zelenskyy says some of his country’s counter-drone specialists deployed to the Middle East aided in shooting down Iranian Shahed-type drones in the region.
Apr 10, 2026
Leonardo’s Michelangelo Dome effort to build an expansive air and missile defense network has claimed its first target: company CEO Roberto Cingolani.
Apr 10, 2026
The long-planned integration of the BAE Systems Sting Ray Mod 1 torpedo onto the UK’s Boeing P-8A Poseidon sub-hunting aircraft is set to finally move forward.
Apr 09, 2026
Aevex expands with 4,800 UAS orders under the Deep Strike program, fueling growth as Phoenix Ghost deliveries continue in EUCOM area.