Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Oct 02, 2025
Madrid’s funding package positions Airbus at the center of Spain’s contribution to European defense autonomy.
Oct 02, 2025
The U.S. Space Force’s next neighborhood watchdog spacecraft could be the first operational system capable of on-orbit refueling.
Oct 02, 2025
Carrier operations are proceeding, but the UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35 program still faces major capability gaps.
Oct 01, 2025
New analysis focuses on the cost of developing clean-sheet, low-signature refuelers.
Oct 01, 2025
Light helicopter manufacturers are battling it out to win the U.S. Army’s next-generation training fleet contract.
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Jan 19, 2026
Denmark has retired its F-16s, becoming the latest European nation to rely solely on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 as its frontline combat aircraft.
Jan 19, 2026
British defense engineering company QinetiQ has been awarded a five-year contract extension to support the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet.
Jan 19, 2026
Two Chinese rockets—CASC's Long March 3B and private launch provider Galactic Energy's Ceres 2—failed in launch attempts on Jan. 17.
Jan 19, 2026
The Philippines signed a contract for six anti-submarine-warfare helicopters, according to a report detailing the Defense Department's approved acquisitions.
Jan 19, 2026
Ukraine and Iceye have signed an agreement to expand the embattled country’s access to high-resolution SAR satellite imagery on an expedited basis.
Jan 16, 2026
Leonardo’s autonomous rotorcraft demonstrator Proteus has made its long-awaited first flight.
Jan 16, 2026
The U.S. Senate on Jan. 15 joined the House of Representatives in passing a fiscal 2026 budget for NASA that nearly matches its current spending levels.
Jan 16, 2026
Aviation Week Network’s new 2026 Military Fleet & MRO Forecast predicts thata over the course of the next 10 years, 22,132 military aircraft worth $1.2 trillion will be delivered to operators around the world.