Budget, Policy & Operations

Regional trends are hiding a slowdown in defense spending growth in the majority of countries in the Middle East and North Africa.

Nations including the U.S. and China urgently need to agree on space traffic management, and opportunities abound to collaborate on lunar and planetary exploration.

With the Tornado bowing out at the end of the decade, Germany prepares Eurofighters and Lockheed F-35s for nuclear, strike and electronic warfare missions.

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.

Belgium has selected Pilatus’ PC-7 MKX turboprop trainer as part of an effort to recapitalize its training aircraft fleet.

Sukhoi’s Su-57 fighter will make its Middle Eastern flying display debut at Dubai Airshow 2025, according to Russian defense conglomerate Rostec.

Australia’s NIOA Group and MBDA have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore manufacturing and assembly of Mistral surface-to-air missiles in Australia.

In a major speech Nov. 7, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined reforms meant to streamline acquisitions and get new technology to troops quicker.

The UK Defense Ministry has cancelled an upgrade for its secretive fleet of Raytheon Shadow ISR aircraft, citing cost escalations and delays.

Classifications such as by generation (fifth, sixth and so on) are not always accurate, and the U.S. Air Force is rethinking its approach to that nomenclature.

Leaders of Germany, France and Spain plan to meet to address French concerns about greater participation for Dassault Aviation in the FCAS program by year's end.

Italy is shepherding a variety of technology projects to enhance development of the GCAP program, comparing it to a "defense venture fund."

Watch as editors discuss the impact of policy changes at the Pentagon before they break down the latest developments with the B-21 and multiple CCA projects.

Listen to our editors discuss the impact of policy changes at the Pentagon before they break down the latest developments with the B-21 and multiple CCA projects.

South Korean launch services company Innospace is aiming to conduct the first flight of its Hanbit-Nano rocket on Nov. 22.

Germany is providing counter-drone support to its neighbor Belgium after a spate of unidentified UAS sightings, including near military facilities.

The B-21’s cockpit technology raises new questions about how to staff the flight deck in an era of increasing levels of automation.

The AMK upgrade could triple the Typhoon’s weapon configurations and make future integration faster, cheaper and simpler for partner nations.

A former employee of Corning faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison for economic espionage and 10 years in prison for theft of trade secrets, the Justice Department says.

The anti-drone missile is supposed to expand the effectiveness of Skyranger 30 against small and very small drones.

The technique was demonstrated several times during development and operational testing of the ship and the aircraft.

At the heart of tension in France is that Dassault Aviation asserts it does not have enough say over program decisions.

SES says the U.S. government shutdown has delayed some contract awards and could push them into next year, denting the satellite service provider’s Q3 earnings.

Switzerland is nearing a deal with Elbit Systems to get compensation from the company after Bern agreed to field the Hermes 900 despite capability shortfalls.

Germany is fast-tracking several key capabilities from its Panavia Tornado to the Eurofighter fleet as the Tornado is prepared for withdrawal from service.