Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Sep 24, 2025
Listen in to hear from Aviation Week's Steve Trimble after he travelled to Ukraine for a military drone event and gained insights into how Russia's UAV operations are evolving.
Sep 22, 2025
Advanced Hawkeyes are picking up battle management slack from the dwindling number of E-3s, now that the U.S. Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail plans are in flux.
Sep 19, 2025
The hybrid-electric, short-takeoff-and-landing transport could fill a gap in the military’s air mobility fleet.
Sep 19, 2025
Europe has momentum as an exporter to India, but the advancement of India’s own industry will be the ultimate determinant.
Sep 18, 2025
Startups and established primes are revisiting weapon development to accelerate delivery of equipment to users.

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Nov 26, 2025
Ukrainian Air Force personnel say they are moving to different forward operating bases several times a week to avoid being destroyed by Russian air attacks.
Nov 26, 2025
Turkish authorities have arrested three people for allegedly spying on the country’s defense industry on behalf of UAE intelligence agencies.
Nov 26, 2025
The funds will support programs including the domestically developed T-Dome air defense missile system and various uncrewed platforms.
Nov 26, 2025
Sweden has awarded GKN Aerospace a contract to build a clean-sheet turbojet-powered uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) demonstrator within 18 months to validate rapid development techniques.
Nov 26, 2025
ESA will keep the window open for member states to sign on to a new security-focused Earth-observation program for a year.
Nov 26, 2025
Germany is about to start fielding the Israeli Arrow missile defense system to give the country its first exoatmospheric ballistic threat intercept capability.
Nov 25, 2025
Sweden is strengthening its short-range air defense capability by purchasing additional mobile surface-to-air missile systems.
Nov 25, 2025
The Netherlands is looking to add up to $4 billion to its counter-drone investment plan in response to a number of sightings of unidentified UAS in Europe.