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 13, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces have targeted Iranian nuclear sites with mass air strikes for the first time.
Jun 12, 2025
The U.S. Air Force has issued a “Notice of Intent to Award” a contract to fission power startup Oklo.
Jun 12, 2025
The Bell MV-75 is significantly too heavy, putting some of its planned mission capabilities at moderate risk, a new report says.
Jun 12, 2025
The Pentagon’s expected low funding request for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX will bankroll designs of the fighter aircraft to completion.
Jun 12, 2025
UK defense spending is on a “clear path” to rise to 2.6% of GDP by 2027.
Jun 12, 2025
Recent weeks have seen British media outlets infatuated not by warfighting capability, but by the future of the UK’s fleet of jet trainers.
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.