Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Dec 15, 2023
The U.S. military sees orbital transfer vehicles keeping adversaries guessing.
Dec 15, 2023
Three sources of U.S. budget indeterminacy will spawn other uncertainties that defense contractors will have to assess.
Dec 14, 2023
Potential defense headliners in the U.S. and abroad in 2024 feature lawmakers, C-suite executives and a bevy of military officers.
Dec 14, 2023
A potential mandatory cut in addition to ongoing continuing resolutions have military officials blasting congressional inaction on Pentagon plans.
Dec 13, 2023
Aviation Week has assembled this guide to some of the most important contests that are unfolding between 2024 and 2033.
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Aug 27, 2025
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) will continue independently reporting to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD).
Aug 27, 2025
German Chancellor Merz says he expects a resolution on the way forward for the Future Combat Air System program with France and Spain to be set by year-end.
Aug 26, 2025
Hydraulic fluid contaminated with water froze inside an F-35A’s landing gear during a training flight in Alaska, eventually forcing the pilot to eject, according to a U.S. Air Force investigation.
Aug 26, 2025
India says it used a high-energy laser to down a drone as part of the first live-fire tests of its Integrated Air Defense Weapon System.
Aug 26, 2025
The German parliament has given the green light to the government’s proposed purchase of 90 Litening 5 targeting pods for its fleet of Eurofighter Typhoons.
Aug 25, 2025
The U.S. Air Force on Aug. 25 released three investigations into incidents involving the Boeing KC-46A all linked to a similar issue—the tanker’s stiff boom getting stuck in receiving aircraft.
Aug 25, 2025
U.S. Navy officials canceled the service’s high-speed, air-launched, anti-ship missile program but not the goal of a missile that can defeat modern air defenses
Aug 25, 2025
York Space Systems has delivered 21 satellites ahead of the first launch of the U.S. Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer.