Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
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.
May 18, 2023
The new Storm Shadows in Ukraine’s inventory likely will prompt Russia to reconsider siting of high-value targets, logistics hubs and air defense systems.
May 17, 2023
A second Great Observatory catches the eye of the fledgling in-space services industry.
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Dec 22, 2025
NASA's Jared Isaacman is eager to expedite the Artemis program and that the agency needs to make best use of the ISS' remaining life to seed business for its commercial follow-ons.
Dec 22, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the country will proceed with plans to build a new aircraft carrier.
Dec 22, 2025
South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace finalized a contract with Estonia to supply the Baltic state with the K239 Chunmoo tactical surface-to-surface missile system.
Dec 19, 2025
Malaysia is looking to fast-track its multirole combat aircraft program after plans to acquire ex-Kuwaiti Boeing F/A-18 Hornets are expected to face delays.
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.