Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Feb 17, 2023
U.S. pushes for more Ukraine aid; U.S. tankers grounded; Polish MQ-9 flights to start; and replacing Russian platforms.
Feb 15, 2023
A new wave of modernization priorities are set to be unveiled in the next U.S. Air Force budget request.
Feb 15, 2023
Congress says no to U.S. Air Force buying electric aircraft, but the program continues.
Feb 14, 2023
Australia ditches problematic European choppers for U.S. ones.
Feb 13, 2023
Among the lessons the French Air and Space Force has learned from the war in Ukraine is the importance of suppressing enemy air defenses.
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Jun 11, 2025
A sixth-generation fighter is on hold because the U.S. Navy’s top civilian official lost confidence in the defense industry’s ability to take on a new program.
Jun 11, 2025
The DOD will not disclose the funding amount or timelines related to turning a gifted Boeing 747-8 from the government of Qatar into an interim Air Force One.
Jun 11, 2025
Turkey has secured its first export order for its indigenous Kaan combat aircraft after Indonesia signed a deal to acquire 48 examples of the fighter.
Jun 11, 2025
The Indonesian Defense Ministry has signed a contract with domestic aerospace prime PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) for six Leonardo AW189 helicopters.
Jun 11, 2025
The U.S. Air Force quietly released the first artistic rendering of the nuclear-armed, Raytheon AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) cruise missile on June 2.
Jun 10, 2025
A cost estimate jumped 46% in three years to C$27.7 billion ($20.2 billion) to complete the acquisition of 88 F-35As for the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Jun 10, 2025
The Pentagon is requesting $3.5 billion for its F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance program.
Jun 10, 2025
Raytheon would offer a new guided rocket in the 2.75-in.-dia. class if USAF moves forward with a proposal to acquire a low-cost, high-speed air-to-air missile.