Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Oct 06, 2023
A market survey released by the Air Force calls for higher engine thrust than what candidates for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft have flown so far.
Oct 05, 2023
Laboratory invites startups to test munitions algorithms in simulations.
Oct 03, 2023
Prague countered critics of its F-35 decision, who claim the aircraft is too expensive for the Eastern European country to operate.
Sep 29, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 27, 2023
Byron Callan and Sam Bendett join to discuss the Pentagon’s initiative to manufacture masses of uncrewed vehicles with an eye on the Indo-Pacific theater.
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Oct 23, 2025
Replacing the Bangladesh Air Force’s aging fighter fleet is a top priority, but difficult financial conditions and political uncertainty have led to reduced defense budgets for fiscal 2026.
Oct 22, 2025
The Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) design needs to have “full-spectrum” low-observability and ultra-long range built in, the RAF's programs head says.
Oct 22, 2025
Ukraine has taken a first step in acquiring as many as 150 Saab Gripen Es through a long-term agreement with Sweden.
Oct 22, 2025
Eutelsat is in talks with French armaments agency DGA over hosted payloads as the two sides look to finalize contract terms around a 10-year services agreement.
Oct 22, 2025
DroneShield is looking to parlay the booming demand for ways to defeat the threat from uncrewed aircraft into roughly tripling of sales in the coming years.
Oct 22, 2025
Sikorsky abstained from bidding the CH-53K to South Korea after failing to get the government to hike the budget, leaving the Boeing CH-47 as the only bidder.
Oct 22, 2025
The South Korean government will have at least two alternatives next year for a scheduled decision on whether to buy an additional batch of Boeing P-8As.
Oct 21, 2025
Embraer says Brazil has reduced its committed KC-390 purchase by one aircraft, with 18 firm orders now on the books for the military transport.