Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
May 26, 2023
The proving ground will use open-architecture testbeds to enable industry to flight-test autonomy technologies.
May 24, 2023
A yearslong campaign to define a new U.S. air superiority fighter will reach a climax when a development contact is awarded in 2024.
May 23, 2023
Spain is planning to raise national defense spending steadily to 2% of GDP by the end of the decade, enabling expenditures on a range of new equipment.
May 22, 2023
With an eye on China, Tokyo ramps up ambitions for selling military equipment abroad.
May 19, 2023
Several upgrades are making the B-52 relevant for the 2030s and beyond, but they require sweeping changes to internal structures and electronics.
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Oct 07, 2025
The U.S. Department of Defense has invested a total of $79 million in two companies mining critical minerals in Alaska.
Oct 06, 2025
The UK wants to demonstrate operations of a turbine-powered, fixed-wing, short takeoff and landing autonomous collaborative platform from a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier.
Oct 02, 2025
The U.S. Army recently completed initial operational test and evaluation of its Lockheed Martin-made Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 1.
Oct 02, 2025
The Polish government says it is moving ahead with the purchase of RTX AIM-120D radar-guided air-to-air missiles to equip its F-35 combat aircraft.
Oct 02, 2025
Canada, long a poster child for ploddy defense procurement processes, is looking to shed that reputation while also bolstering its local supply base.
Oct 02, 2025
Lockheed Martin and Spark Capital-backed Inversion reaffirmed its plan for a first flight of its Arc space-based, on-demand cargo delivery vehicle next year.
Oct 02, 2025
The European Union says that loitering munitions are emerging as a new field of cooperation under the Permanent Structured Cooperation initiative (Pesco).
Oct 01, 2025
U.S. Space Force Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy made waves when he disclosed that he wants refuelable space situational awareness satellites.