Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
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.
Nov 05, 2024
Most defense programs end up more expensive than planned, but the B-21 is still cheaper than the Air Force expected. Supporters say it is time to buy.
Oct 31, 2024
The service is pursuing an “allied by design” approach that includes a new push for space-related military sales.
Oct 31, 2024
The company has dusted off a two-year-old concept as an intense competition builds for the second batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes.
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Apr 13, 2026
HawkEye 360 is joining the wave of space startups looking to go public.
Apr 13, 2026
HASC Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) is ready to take the White House’s opening fiscal 2027 defense spending bid as the new minimum funding level.
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.