Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Jun 12, 2023
Ariane 6 delays and problems with Vega C leave European launch industry mostly grounded.
Jun 12, 2023
Plan to feature new long-range munitions and vertical-takeoff-and-landing systems as part of a long-term approach that looks to cut traditional squadrons.
Jun 09, 2023
Ghost Bat makes its first U.S. appearance for testing; Boeing wants to leverage it in developing collaborative combat aircraft
Jun 09, 2023
Heavy state intervention could weigh down China’s plans to dominate commercial space.
Jun 08, 2023
Lockheed’s tanker engine choice; Iran claims it has hypersonic missile; Japan awards warship contract; Poland’s first FA-50.

Premium Defense Budget, Policy & Operations News

Jun 30, 2025
Japan’s Board of Audit raised concerns over the low operational reliability of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft.
Jun 27, 2025
Air-launched hypersonic weapons in both glide and powered forms are back in favor.
Jun 27, 2025
Sweden is mulling the transfer of its civilian search and rescue helicopter capabilities to another government department.
Jun 27, 2025
MightyFly has demonstrated autonomous flight, loading and unloading as well as load balancing during a demonstration of its Cento uncrewed logistics aircraft.
Jun 27, 2025
Switzerland has begun negotiations with the U.S. over a potential $1.3 billion increase in the price of the country’s new fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s.
Jun 27, 2025
Diehl and Sener have struck an agreement to work together on projects such as remote carriers and hypersonic weapons technologies.
Jun 26, 2025
Proposed cuts to stealth fighters and attack helicopters could drop U.S. Defense Department aircraft procurement to modern lows in fiscal 2026.
Jun 26, 2025
The USAF will pay the bill to modify a Boeing 747-8 obtained from the Qatari government into a temporary presidential transport aircraft using diverted funds.