The Department of the U.S. Air Force’s international affairs office recently established a dedicated space division to better align the department with a single strategy for international engagement.

The Pentagon has created the new position of assistant defense secretary for space policy, which Congress directed in the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.

French defense officials are calling for the development of a future medium airlifter for the 2030s that could replace the CASA CN235 and Lockheed C-130H Hercules aircraft in French service. 

M&A activity among major A&D players is picking up again, but this time they are shedding assets or tacking on specialties.

History suggests it takes as long to develop a military medium rotorcraft as for a fighter, so NATO countries have taken the first steps.

Before the House and Senate defense authorization panels met this week for their first conference negotiation meeting with panel leadership, governors from 14 states urged Congress to prohibit the proposed retirements of U.S. Air National Guard C-130 aircraft.

British lawmakers have expressed concern that the government’s planned Integrated Review of the UK’s defense posture may be further delayed or incomplete when published in November.

What’s next for U.S. Air Force tankers; Ecuador receives H145s; continued F-35 delays; and unmanned teaming for Wildcat.