Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Nov 29, 2022
Listen in as Aviation Week defense editors discuss what details they are hoping to see and what is likely to come next for the B-21 Raider.
Nov 28, 2022
The White House will likely request a Pentagon budget boost, and defense budget authorizations usually receive bipartisan support.
Nov 22, 2022
Turkey’s new UCAV; U.S.-Japan missile defense test; Defense exec foresees supply chain price hikes; Space Force-Blue Origin agreement.
Nov 17, 2022
How the Pentagon’s rush to field counters to Chinese and Russian hypersonic weapons has been frustrated by compressed testing schedules.
Nov 16, 2022
BAE Systems is exploring the use of exoskeletons, robotics and augmented reality to help maintenance of the UK’s combat aircraft fleets.
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Aug 13, 2025
Switzerland’s government has instructed the country’s defense ministry to look at options after failing to find agreement with the U.S. on price.
Aug 13, 2025
The MDA has released a solicitation for a new southern-facing radar to be operational within three years to support the Golden Dome for America missile shield.
Aug 13, 2025
Poland will spend $3.8 billion to upgrade its Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet to the Block 72 configuration, government officials have declared.
Aug 12, 2025
The U.S. Army is finalizing plans to buy a new medium-altitude uncrewed aerial system as it phases out its older MQ-1C Gray Eagle.
Aug 11, 2025
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European defense companies have started to glimpse the prospect of unusual, multiyear certainty for their operations.
Aug 11, 2025
The UK Royal Navy’s exercises are to be supported by a fleet of Leonardo AW139 twin-engine medium helicopters under a new contract.
Aug 11, 2025
The Swiss Defense Ministry's latest equipment program review has flagged various concerns over the procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aug 11, 2025
Elbit Systems has secured new orders for air-launched munitions from Israel. A government official says the contract ensures “self-sufficiency in a challenging period.”