Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Proposed cuts to stealth fighters and attack helicopters could drop U.S. Defense Department aircraft procurement to modern lows in fiscal 2026.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The USAF will pay the bill to modify a Boeing 747-8 obtained from the Qatari government into a temporary presidential transport aircraft using diverted funds.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s minimal budget request for the U.S. Navy’s next-generation fighter will keep the program limping along as it awaits a decision on its future.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. strikes on Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Enrichment facility were 15 years in the making.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Continued, extensive cost growth was a main driving factor in canceling the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail for the U.S. Air Force despite previous efforts to lower costs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2026 budget request carries the imprint of recent conflicts, with a big investment in air and missile defense systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
After having demoed the ability to target high-altitude balloons using fighters, the French Air and Space Force will test the capacity at even higher altitudes.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
Can the French-German-Spanish fighter development program be saved? The next few months could be decisive.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Three GOP lawmakers introduced a new measure to authorize a series of new procurement and development efforts for the Golden Dome missile defense shield.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
An accurate assessment of the performance of the Boeing GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator in its combat debut in Iran could take several days to complete.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne, Steve Trimble
The U.S. followed Israel in striking Iranian nuclear infrastructure, launching the largest B-2 raid ever and dropping its biggest conventional bombs. Listen as editors assess the operation in Iran.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
The UK's plans to buy a fleet of F-35As to carry out NATO’s dual capable aircraft nuclear mission have made headlines in the country.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Sweden's new fleet of Saab Gripen E combat aircraft will be built largely without reusing components from earlier models of the fighter, FMV says.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The UK is providing Ukraine with additional surface-to-air missiles, paid for with the interest from seized Russian assets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Germany and Norway have agreed to jointly procure the Kongsberg Joint Strike Missile that both countries plan to employ on their Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kim Minseok
South Korea has completed a series of flight separation tests for its homegrown long-range air-to-ground missile, the Korea Air-Launched Cruise Missile (KALCM).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Boeing says it has deployed its MQ-28 collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for the first time to an operational location, RAAF Tindal AB, where F-35As are based.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The UK government confirmed plans to acquire at least 12 Lockheed Martin F-35As to bolster its offensive nuclear capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Belgium’s government has agreed to spend €34 billion ($39.5 billion) on defense equipment through 2034, Defense Minister Theo Francken has announced.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A special process used to fast-track legislation will likely be used again by lawmakers, a U.S. senator warned.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The German government plans to spend more than €86 billion ($100 billion) on defense this year if parliament backs an injection.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The UK Royal Navy is continuing efforts to recover a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II that diverted to Thiruvananthapuram Airport in India.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
France has demonstrated the ability to target high-altitude balloons using fighters as the government pushes to prepare for operations in that domain.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the country's ability to mass-produce drones is only hindered by a lack of funding as he asked for more support.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
The UK Royal Navy's Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control system has demonstrated its operational relevance during a carrier deployment.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare