Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Apr 17, 2024
The agency seeks cheaper options for retrieving samples collected by the Perseverance rover.
Apr 17, 2024
Surprise Chinese attack helicopter appearance highlights worldwide trend despite increase in low-altitude threats.
Apr 16, 2024
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency seeks to field an “interim capability” against hypersonic glide vehicles by 2029 as the Glide Phase Interceptor slides to 2035.
Apr 15, 2024
Acquisitions of new helicopters and airborne early warning aircraft are funded, while other capabilities will be “explored.”
Apr 11, 2024
Rocket Lab and its partner, True Anomaly, will conduct rendezvous and proximity operations as part of the demonstration.
Premium Defense Budget, Policy & Operations News
Sep 03, 2025
The U.S. Space Force is racing to deploy a batch of National Security Space Launch missions before the end of the year.
Sep 03, 2025
The successor of the Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier will embark radically different aircraft, including UAS, the naval chief of staff says.
Sep 03, 2025
In an executive order, Trump adds NASA employees—53% of which are union members—to a growing list of federal workers exempt from collective bargaining rights.
Sep 03, 2025
Last week NATO released its official statistics for alliance member defense spending covering the period up to 2025, which made for interesting reading.
Sep 03, 2025
Israel has launched its latest surveillance satellite, the Ofek 19, to augment its in-space intelligence gathering capability with the addition of SAR.
Sep 02, 2025
The Pentagon on Sept. 2 confirmed it conducted a strike on what it called a drug vessel operated by a “designated narco-terrorist organization.”
Sep 02, 2025
A steady stream of social media from China's frequent rehearsals offers glimpses of a parade that will showcase mostly familiar weapon systems.
Sep 02, 2025
The UAS carried critical supplies, including spare parts, between the two ships.