Budget, Policy & Operations

In an executive order, Trump adds NASA employees—53% of which are union members—to a growing list of federal workers exempt from collective bargaining rights.

Last week NATO released its official statistics for alliance member defense spending covering the period up to 2025, which made for interesting reading.

Israel has launched its latest surveillance satellite, the Ofek 19, to augment its in-space intelligence gathering capability with the addition of SAR.

Ellsworth AFB is preparing for the stealth bomber, but no arrival date has been announced for the lagging program.

The Pentagon on Sept. 2 confirmed it conducted a strike on what it called a drug vessel operated by a “designated narco-terrorist organization.”

A steady stream of social media from China's frequent rehearsals offers glimpses of a parade that will showcase mostly familiar weapon systems.

The UAS carried critical supplies, including spare parts, between the two ships.

The first of the next two prototypes of Turkey’s TAI Kaan combat aircraft has moved into the system integration phase ahead of plans to fly in spring 2026.

The number of aviation meteorologists stationed at air traffic control centers around the U.S. has fallen considerably.

EU members are set to spend more than $116 billion on defense procurement for the first time this year, the European Defense Agency says in a new report.

The Czech Republic has agreed to fly its leased Saab Gripen C/Ds another decade to bridge a gap as it looks to introduce Lockheed Martin F-35s over the period.

France and Germany have pledged to jointly develop an early warning system for Europe as both EU countries aim to strengthen defense technology capability.

Israel says it will funnel around $115 million into next-gen infrared sensor production in the latest move to bolster domestic defense production capacities.

Norway has deferred a decision on what helicopter it plans to employ on a new fleet of warships even as it selected the BAE Systems Type 26 frigate to provide the future naval combatant.

Despite its relatively large size and strategically important location in northern Africa, the Tunisian Republic Air Force (TRAF) is one of the smallest air arms in the region.

South Africa’s state-owned Denel Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazil’s Embraer to cooperate on the C-390 Millennium aircraft, possibly signalling a future airlifter acquisition.

Tension has been increasing between Tel Aviv and several European capitals over Israel’s conduct of the military operation in the Gaza Strip.

The Polish Air Force cancelled its flagship Radom Airshow following the fatal crash.

Alongside Hanwha Systems and local artificial intelligence company Funzin, Korea Aerospace Industries has set up an AI-Electronic Warfare Research Center.

The UK Defense Ministry is seeking a low-cost tactical ballistic missile capable of hitting targets about 370 mi. away, with a price tag of around $675,000.

The Defense Department’s majority stake in MP Materials raises questions about government ownership in the defense industrial base.

Navy aviation forces await the downselect for the sixth-generation fighter, citing the need for future air superiority and sea control.

When lawmakers return to Capitol Hill after Labor Day, they will be staring down a government shutdown deadline.

About 98 aircraft are expected to enter Belgian military service in the coming decade, with 43 from requirements that are currently open and quite new.

Lynas Rare Earths’ Pentagon-backed Texas plant is struggling even as the Australian company is expanding elsewhere to reduce dependency on China for strategic metals.