Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

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.
Sep 27, 2023
Two long-range weapon systems are coming online to extend the reach of ground-launch fires far beyond the 300-km limit of the Army Tactical Missile System.
Sep 26, 2023
The Pentagon develops a concept to flood the Taiwan Strait with a horde of drones to confuse Chinese countermeasures.
Sep 21, 2023
Facing tight deadlines and a rapid pace of development, GCAP’s industry partners seek the right ingredients for a joint workflow.

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Oct 15, 2025
The U.S. Air Force is reversing course on a major plan to change its modernization process by not standing up a new command.
Oct 15, 2025
Indonesia is nearing an agreement to acquire a batch of Chengdu J-10 fighters from China, according to in-country news outlets.
Oct 14, 2025
Three F-35s arrived at the Florennes Air Base on Oct. 13, marking the type’s official incorporation into the Belgian Air Force.
Oct 14, 2025
The companies producing the highly in-demand Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhanced interceptor are continuing to bulk up their production capacity.
Oct 14, 2025
The U.S. Army will start executing within a month a fielding plan for acquiring and delivering Launched Effects-Short Range air vehicles.
Oct 14, 2025
Ukraine’s ability to take down Russian drones is largely limited by the availability of systems to engage them, rather than the technology to do so, a senior U.S. Army air defense official says.
Oct 13, 2025
France’s Air and Space Force is studying how to separate the Dassault Rafale fighters and Airbus A330 multirole tanker transports it uses for nuclear deterrence from the rest of its fleets.
Oct 13, 2025
The Swiss government is looking to expand its military space capacity to field a range of capabilities, including counter-space, to safeguard its troops.