Budget, Policy & Operations

Wilsbach will replace Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, who announced in September he would retire just two years into a typical four-year term.

L3Harris is looking for some quick DOD program decisions once the shutdown ends, with CEO Christopher Kubasik projecting an end to the situation in November.

Since Kyiv's plan to purchase up to 150 Gripen fighters was announced, a key question has been how the program would be funded.

America’s launch sites are undergoing massive transformations to support a new era in space.

Taiwan has long sought to incorporate a fifth-generation capability into its fighter fleet, but the efforts have thus far been unsuccessful.

The U.S. Air Force is only set, for now, to pair Collaborative Combat Aircraft with the Lockheed Martin F-22.

An official new report lays out the U.S. Air Force plan to comply with minimum fighter force levels set by Congress fiscal 2030.

The U.S. Air Force plans to phase out older F-35s instead of upgrading them to the Block 4 standard.

Key Republican lawmakers are criticizing a Pentagon move to substantially reduce the American troop presence in Eastern Europe.

The Defense Ministry is looking to set up a single unit to manage its satellites, creating an opportunity for closer cooperation between ISR and satcoms programs.

Over the past 150 years, warfare has become increasingly decentralized, allowing small groups to pursue goals as the terrain and circumstances permit.

The French government has declared the latest iteration of its M51 submarine-launched ballistic missile is ready for operational service.

With ambitions to become the “LAX of spaceports,” Vandenberg SFB is preparing for a new launch era.

Turkey has signed a long-anticipated £8 billion ($11 billion) deal to acquire Eurofighter Typhoons.

The U.S. Navy has confirmed that a Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk and a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz crashed on Oct. 26.

Kratos Defense will use the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s MACH-TB program.

The Pentagon is sending its newest aircraft carrier along with its embarked air wing and a group of support ships to the Caribbean.

France and Germany have committed to field a space-based missile warning system by 2030, seeking to plug Europe's capability gap.

Hensoldt is raising its full-year outlook for bookings in a sign higher European defense spending is turning into tangible business faster than expected.

The Japanese space junk removal startup finds its technology has coveted military applications.

HADES to deploy next year amid uncertainty regarding overall fleet size.

Scott Donnelly, who has long held the role of president and CEO of Textron, plans to retire effective Jan. 4, 2026.

South Korea, Japan and Taiwan are possible sales targets in Asia for the newly unveiled X-BAT VTOL collaborative combat aircraft, a Sheild AI official says.

Airbus, Leonardo and Thales have joined forces to gain critical mass in the satellite business amid slumping demand for the largest telecommunications spacecraft and hot competition in other segments.

The rising popularity of Collaborative Combat Aircraft has spread to the U.S. Army, which is now considering the reusable systems to augment crewed rotorcraft.