Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Oct 10, 2023
Task Force 99 offers new model for procuring cheap drones en masse beyond the control of the military services, but can it scale up enough?
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.

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Dec 18, 2025
Rheinmetall says it has received the order to provide synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites to the German Armed Forces a day after funding was approved.
Dec 18, 2025
The French Defense Innovation Agency (AID) says startups ThrustMe and ION-X will provide the on-orbit propulsion systems for its Toutatis demo due in 2027.
Dec 18, 2025
Washington has green-lit the potential sale of $11.1 billion in military equipment to Taiwan.
Dec 17, 2025
Air Forces in Focus analyzes the results so far of the Army Transformation Initiative unveiled in May.
Dec 17, 2025
A key piece of the future nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) enterprise will kick off next month with a classified briefing to industry.
Dec 17, 2025
The German parliament has given the green light to a mammoth €50 billion ($59 billion) package of arms deals covering missiles, satellites and more.
Dec 17, 2025
The European Union plans to contribute €1 billion to the 2026 European Defense Fund program, with hypersonic defenses gaining a large share of the allocation.
Dec 17, 2025
Kongsberg says it has secured a more than €100 million ($117 million) contract from Denmark to provide coastal defense equipment.