Budget, Policy & Operations

French President Emmanuel Macron plans for a hike in the country’s defense spending to respond to the growing threat perception.

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) looks to add $30 billion to the Pentagon’s budget, while blocking some aircraft retirements and increasing F-35As.

An audit of the UK’s F-35 program shows it continues to suffer from delays in deliveries, capability enhancements and reliability shortfalls.

After a lull, Turkey is starting to lay out more for defense.

In the July 10 memo, released then redacted, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlines a goal of making the U.S. the world’s leader in drone operations.

For the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the U.S. Air Force, devoting the time and money to build an effective bunker-buster bomb is challenging.

U.S. Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said he will continue blocking indefinitely the transfer of Lockheed Martin F-35s purchased by Turkey during a July 9 hearing.

Missile programs and procurement are at the heart of a renewed defense cooperation agreement between France and the UK.

Air forces and senior commanders from around 60 countries are set to converge on London next week and the spotlight will be on a recent UK defense review.

Rare earths are essential for a wide variety of defense systems to function but the U.S. is largely reliant on China for these strategic metals. Listen in as experts discuss what can be done.

Belgium will halt operations with its land-based NH90 tactical transport helicopters, aiming to replace them in 2026, Defense Minister Theo Francken says.

Boeing says it is still pursuing South Korea’s AEW requirement after the U.S. government’s failure to submit a formal offer in the third and latest round of bidding threw an E-7 proposal into doubt.

President Donald Trump is replacing acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro with U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

The Space Force is replacing its legacy tactical and strategic satellite communications assets with disaggregated and proliferated spacecraft.

A House panel has endorsed a DARPA plan to fly a reusable hypersonic aircraft demonstrator for reconnaissance and strike missions.

The German Bundestag has begun the debate on higher defense spending that would also see a significant uptick in the procurement budget for the current year.

The Lancaster House defense and security treaties between France and the UK will “scale up,” reflecting the international threat picture, Macron says.

KAI has revealed a conceptual design for a carrier-based UCAV, developed in support of the Republic of Korea Navy’s future drone carrier program.

The German government has accused China of lasing one of its aircraft.

The Nigerian Air Force says it is exploring co-development of what it calls a “fully indigenous” African uncrewed aerial vehicle with the Ethiopian Air Force.

Boeing could be out of the running for South Korea's program to buy new airborne early warning aircraft after failing to submit a bid in the latest round.

Japan has recently embarked on an unprecedented modernization and reorganization of its naval forces, including its naval aviation capabilities.

The UK defense ministry has dispatched a team of engineers to India to retrieve a Lockheed Martin F-35B stranded in the country since mid-June.

DARPA has ended its Liberty Lifter effort to build a full-scale seaplane demonstrator earlier than originally expected,

Participants in the annual Turkish-led Anatolian Eagle exercises trained as the exercise adapts to a new era of high-intensity warfighting.