Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Chachaty
The country’s latest military programming law was presented to the Council of Ministers on April 4.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Roberto Cingolani has been put forward to succeed Alessandro Profumo as Leonardo CEO.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The contract includes studies on how the Gripen C/D and Gripen E can be maintained together by the Swedish air force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is moving funding around and requesting more in fiscal 2024 to upgrade the two existing Boeing VC-25As that fly the Air Force One mission.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Defense Department Comptroller recently posted a series of multiyear procurement estimates on its fiscal 2024 budget information website.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Lisa Atherton, Bell’s chief operating officer, has been named the rotorcraft company’s next CEO.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne, Brian Everstine
The recent circulation of U.S. military and intelligence documents amplifies warnings about Ukraine’s need for fighters and counter-air missiles.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
Romania appears to be accelerating its long-planned move to buy F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Known as Joint Sword, this iteration was arguably more low key than the 2022 edition.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Belgium has become the first international participant in the General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian operators club established by the UK RAF.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Todd Tuthill
The aerospace and defense (A&D) industry saw billions of dollars being invested across the industry in 2022.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A new L3Harris cruise missile is coming to the Bell AH-1Z Viper.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The worst-performing space acquisition programs are all software-intensive command and control.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Officials are wrestling with how to manage and sustain a historic surge in demand for tactical missiles.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is planning the largest transatlantic crossing of combat aircraft since the lead-up to the 1990-1991 Gulf War this summer.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Faulty parts installed during maintenance have grounded multiple military fleets, raising supply chain concerns.
Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio
Agency launches 10 missile warning and communication satellites, putting satellites on orbit 30 months after contract approval.
Space

By Graham Warwick
DARPA’s interest in platforms waxes and wanes but is entering a cycle of renewed focus based on a fiscal 2024 budget request.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy and Air Force are close to an agreement to share control of the uncrewed systems the two services want to fly alongside future fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is overhauling the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The $2.6 billion package includes $2.1 billion in new equipment and another $500 million in existing equipment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
One or more experimental aircraft could start flying in 2027 to prove the feasibility of a transporter that can speed up like a jet and land like a helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Asia-Pacific Staff
The latest weapon system lifecycle cost estimates from Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) shows changes to Tokyo's procurement plans.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden will be able to muster a front-line fighter fleet of 250 aircraft by 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations