Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Jul 05, 2023
Airbus will coordinate 33 companies including airframers, engine producers and defense electronics specialists on studies for a new European airlifter.
Jun 30, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jun 29, 2023
New initiative announced at Paris Air Show coincides with apparent decreased American presence in Le Bourget.
Jun 29, 2023
The service is investing in new ISR, UAS and combat air capabilities as it prepares for a new era of data-driven defense.
Jun 27, 2023
Raytheon’s lobbyist accused a Lockheed Martin executive of deception for publicly supporting a proposal to replace the F-35 engine.

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Jan 30, 2026
For Japan, 2026 marks the penultimate year of its five-year Defense Buildup Plan, initiated in 2022 in response to a perceived deterioration in the regional security environment.
Jan 30, 2026
Russia plans the inaugural launch of the Soyuz-5 medium-lift vehicle at the end of March, the deputy head of Roscosmos state corporation Dmitry Baranov says.
Jan 30, 2026
German chancellor Friedrich Merz says Berlin and Paris will make a decision in a few weeks on whether to jointly pursue a future combat aircraft.
Jan 30, 2026
Military space systems require the kind of self-protection capability long associated with combat aircraft, the Spanish Space Commander argues.
Jan 30, 2026
Italy is looking at how to quickly regenerate lost space systems in times of conflict as the country seeks to prepare for future wars.
Jan 30, 2026
South Korea has begun the air-to-ground testing phase of Hanwha Systems' AESA radar integrated on the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter.
Jan 30, 2026
The U.S. Air Force's top fighter pilot says the Trump administration's planned influx of funding should be targeted first to spare parts to address ongoing readiness issues.
Jan 29, 2026
Labour MPs are looking back at the canceled TSR- 2 and urging the government to learn from history.