Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Apr 19, 2023
Brazil’s largest defense company studies options for partnering on next-generation fighters and developing light utility transports.
Apr 19, 2023
The companies, services and people dependent on today’s promising new generation of aircraft would do well to heed the lessons of the past.
Apr 18, 2023
U.S. Space Force is attempting to launch a satellite within days of its call-up.
Apr 17, 2023
After decades of hints, Romania’s defense council blesses the purchase of the fifth-generation fighter.
Apr 14, 2023
Benefits of bulk buys; VC-25 replacement delayed; Embraer’s European pitch; and Boeing to fly new prototype on WGS-11 satellite.
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Nov 14, 2025
Next week’s Dubai Air Show comes in the midst of significant shifts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) military aircraft market.
Nov 13, 2025
The 43-day government shutdown and Pentagon acquisition reforms may slow the U.S. Navy’s accelerated push to field a new jet trainer.
Nov 13, 2025
France is developing ground-based systems to protect its satellites, French President Emmanuel Macron said Nov. 12.
Nov 13, 2025
NATO looks set to restart the hunt for a new airborne early warning aircraft after dropping plans to acquire the Boeing E-7.
Nov 13, 2025
Appropriators approved spending for one U.S. Air Force program, the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail. The Pentagon in its fiscal 2026 budget request called for ending the effort.
Nov 12, 2025
Regional trends are hiding a slowdown in defense spending growth in the majority of countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Nov 11, 2025
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force has released footage of the Hongdu GJ-11 flying alongside crewed fighters, suggesting a growing level of manned-unmanned integration.
Nov 10, 2025
Belgium has selected Pilatus’ PC-7 MKX turboprop trainer as part of an effort to recapitalize its training aircraft fleet.