Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Feb 05, 2024
The service, blocked from starting new acquisition programs, used a long-standing autonomy demonstration effort to begin CCA work.
Feb 05, 2024
Manufacturers of radars, missiles and system integrators should see a near-decade of exceptional volume and demand.
Feb 01, 2024
New office outlines plans for future servicing, mobility and logistics.
Feb 01, 2024
Ankara finally secures approval for new F-16s, but Athens will receive the long-desired F-35 first.
Jan 30, 2024
Large spans of water and a lack of strategic depth in some countries make airborne early warning assets a valuable commodity for air forces in the region.
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Sep 26, 2025
India has retired its last Mikoyan MiG-21s after more than 60 years of operation.
Sep 26, 2025
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has spelled out a €35 billion ($40 billion) commitment for the military space sector through the end of the decade.
Sep 26, 2025
Canada’s accelerated defense spending increase will ease Canada’s continued effort to modernize its air forces and achieve greater interoperability with its NATO partners.
Sep 25, 2025
Asked by a reporter if he could revive Turkey’s canceled F-35 deal shortly, Trump replied: “I could do so easily if I want. We may do that."
Sep 24, 2025
Japan has deployed fighter aircraft to Europe for the first time, reciprocating visits made by the UK Royal Air Force and the German Air Force.
Sep 23, 2025
The U.S. Space Force is preparing a new document meant to serve as the “authoritative source” for requirements planning through 2040.
Sep 23, 2025
RTX and Shield AI will supply the software “brains” for the first increment of the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) fleet, sources say.
Sep 23, 2025
The SDA and FAA are close to resolving an ongoing limitation on transmitting Link 16 data from space over the continental U.S., the acting director says.