Budget, Policy & Operations

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has said a contract for a purchase of the French Dassault Rafale could be agreed by the summer.

Trudeau's comments emerge after the AUKUS nations revealed they are considering Japan’s accession as a “potential collaborator” in some elements of Pillar Two.

The Navy’s CCA target amounts to roughly half the Air Force’s target unit cost.

Greek lawmakers approved the purchase on April 3. Four of the 35 helicopters will serve with the country’s special operations forces.

Canada has been one of the NATO alliance members that has been lagging on reaching the alliance defense spending target of 2% of GDP.

The Osprey will take over fleet replenishment duties for Naval Air Force Atlantic beginning in 2025.

It will result in a cost-plus incentive fee and cost-plus award fee contracts after a full and open competition, the announcement states.

Choices by Air Force and Navy leaders highlight an age-old tension: preserve present-day capacity, or trade readiness today for capability tomorrow?

Spending on defense has increased at an average rate of 5.4% in real terms in the three years since 2021.

The U.S. and Chinese militaries on April 4 concluded two days of talks concerning interactions in the air and sea.

Norway is to spend an extra 600 billion krone ($56 billion) on defense over the next 12 years, building up a stronger navy and ground-based air defenses.

Opposition groups in Myanmar have conducted strikes on the country’s capital Naypyidaw, using self-developed attack uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).

A new Royal Air Force strategy lays out plans for the introduction of larger systems after having developed small, swarming platforms.

Germany is establishing a fourth armed service amidst a major restructuring of the country’s national defense.

Sweden is beginning to ponder what follows the Gripen as it looks to preserve its national combat aircraft development capability.

The U.S. Navy’s drastic cut to its next-generation fighter was a conscious decision to deal with congressionally imposed budget cuts.

NATO has marked 20 years since establishing its Baltic Air Policing mission.

North Korea says it successfully test fired a new solid-fueled, intermediate-range hypersonic missile, designated as the Hwasong-16B, on April 2.

The Ecuadorean Air Force FAE’s strategic decisions reflect a pragmatic approach to security needs, emphasizing adaptability and efficiency in the face of evolving challenges.

The end of the F-16’s operational service in the Netherlands has moved a step closer with the type’s withdrawal from domestic air policing operations.

U.S. Air Force F-35As began operations at Lask Air Base, Poland, on April 1 to bolster the air presence on NATO’s eastern front.

The Pacific deployment is intended to build interoperability between the three partner nations in the next-generation European Future Combat Air System.

Future battlefields with dispersed units and contested logistics are driving DARPA’s new portfolio of disruptive investments.

The U.S. is marshaling unprecedented resources to shore up its chipmaking capabilities. Results thus far are mixed.

After years of scattered attempts to keep pilots in service failed to change the trend, the Air Force is renewing outreach to its aircrews.