Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Dec 18, 2023
The service is adding a new approach to launch contracting, as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture takes shape.
Dec 18, 2023
China’s own upgrades are driving other nations in the region toward change.
Dec 15, 2023
The U.S. military sees orbital transfer vehicles keeping adversaries guessing.
Dec 15, 2023
Rearmament in Europe is focused on strengthening combat and support aircraft capacity and ground-based air defenses.
Dec 15, 2023
Three sources of U.S. budget indeterminacy will spawn other uncertainties that defense contractors will have to assess.

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Feb 04, 2026
Airbus is still hunting for deals to bolster the dwindling A400M's backlog, but program boss Gerd Weber said he is more relaxed about winning contracts.
Feb 04, 2026
Airbus Defense and Space says it has seen a sharp rise in the market for refueling tankers as it pitches the new generation of its A330 MRTT.
Feb 04, 2026
Airbus, RSAF and DSTA received full certification from Spain for the Automatic Air-to-Air Refueling (A3R) capability on the Airbus A330 MRTT.
Feb 04, 2026
The U.S. Air Force is surveying industry for one Boeing 737-700 Next Generation airliner to be turned into a C-40C Clipper to transport high-priority personnel.
Feb 04, 2026
Radia, which is developing the WindRunner outsize cargo aircraft, has responded to a U.S. Transportation Command RFI for aircraft capable of transporting oversized DOD cargo.
Feb 04, 2026
The New Zealand Defense Force has established both an enhanced strike project and an ISR project to examine future air-to-surface weapons, targeting capabilities and sensing options.
Feb 03, 2026
The Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System program is starting to focus on what elements can be preserved even if the partners go their separate ways.
Feb 03, 2026
Leonardo and Adani Defense & Aerospace have teamed up to propose manufacturing rotorcraft in India in response to domestic military requirements.