Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Sep 23, 2022
Air Mobility Command decides it can longer wait and “play chicken” with Boeing.
Sep 23, 2022
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 22, 2022
After the loss of Soyuz, Amazon helps buttress Arianespace’s manifest.
Sep 21, 2022
France, Germany and other nations used the Airbus A330 to demonstrate long-distance deployment in the Asia-Pacific region.
Sep 21, 2022
The Adaptive Engine Transition Program is a competitive way to make sure the F-35 remains a competitive aircraft.

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Jun 12, 2025
The Pentagon’s expected low funding request for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX will bankroll designs of the fighter aircraft to completion.
Jun 12, 2025
UK defense spending is on a “clear path” to rise to 2.6% of GDP by 2027.
Jun 12, 2025
Recent weeks have seen British media outlets infatuated not by warfighting capability, but by the future of the UK’s fleet of jet trainers.
Jun 11, 2025
A sixth-generation fighter is on hold because the U.S. Navy’s top civilian official lost confidence in the defense industry’s ability to take on a new program.
Jun 11, 2025
The DOD will not disclose the funding amount or timelines related to turning a gifted Boeing 747-8 from the government of Qatar into an interim Air Force One.
Jun 11, 2025
Turkey has secured its first export order for its indigenous Kaan combat aircraft after Indonesia signed a deal to acquire 48 examples of the fighter.
Jun 11, 2025
The Indonesian Defense Ministry has signed a contract with domestic aerospace prime PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) for six Leonardo AW189 helicopters.
Jun 11, 2025
The U.S. Air Force quietly released the first artistic rendering of the nuclear-armed, Raytheon AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) cruise missile on June 2.