Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon designation complies with Section 1260H of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22s will get cockpit voice recorders installed under an upcoming contract, 24 years after they were mandated by Congress.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Israel has signed agreements with Elbit Systems for the purchase of air-launched weapons and to support local advanced production of energetics.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea has conducted its first missile test in 2025, claiming it was an intermediate-range ballistic missile topped by a hypersonic glide vehicle.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Elbit Systems says it has secured a $60 million contract for counter-uncrewed air system (C-UAS) equipment from an undisclosed buyer.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. Commerce Department is considering imposing a rule that could restrict or ban drones made in China due to the national security risks they pose.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) lists spacecraft as one of 15 priority areas in its Fiscal 2025 Investment Strategy.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. State Department has approved a $3.6 billion AIM-120 Amraam package to Japan, in what will be one of the largest foreign exports of the missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The Israeli Defense Ministry has set up a new research unit to focus on AI and autonomy while also ramping up production of Arrow-3 missile interceptors.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
After being passed over by Spain, Leonardo nets an Austrian purchase of 12 M-346 trainers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne, Kim Minseok
Iraq is to become the first export customer for the Korea Aerospace Industries KUH-1 Surion utility helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Vietnam has developed the VCS-01 Truong Son coastal defense system, along with the VSM-01A Song Hong ("Red River") anti-ship missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Philippines is looking at a short to medium-term plan to acquire the Lockheed Martin Typhon missile system, as one way to bolster its coastal defenses.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Trump is nominating Stephen Feinberg, CEO of Cerberus Capital Management, to serve as deputy defense secretary to the still-to-be-confirmed Pete Hegseth.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Sweden is buying extra coastal anti-ship missile systems from Saab as part of the country’s wide-reaching effort to enhance its military capability.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. Navy destroyer mistakenly downed one of the service's F/A-18Fs. Both flight crew survived, with one sustaining minor injuries.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Spain has provisionally selected Turkish Aerospace Industries' (TAI) Hurjet to replace its aging fleet of Northrop SF-5 lead-in fighter trainers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon will slowly return most of its V-22 fleet to flight and to operations with a better understanding of parts failures in the tiltrotor’s gearbox.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Spain is acquiring another 25 Eurofighters through Madrid’s Halcon II program, adding to 20 aircraft ordered in June 2022 through the original Halcon I buy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Concerns about China’s muscular foreign policy are driving its neighbors to strengthen their military arsenals.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The 23-year-old fighter program will be revamped again for combat requirements in the 2030s, if it can overcome skepticism from new quarters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Syria returns to the headlines after a bloody year of conflict between Israel and Iranian proxies.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Indecision clouds the outlook for the Navy’s budget and the Air Force’s requirements for new crewed and autonomous tactical fighters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Craig Caffrey
Collaborative combat aircraft leave their mark on the outlook for defense equipment plans amid a new range of threats to airpower.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
A perilous threat environment has prompted increased defense spending outside the U.S. and the construction of new multinational supply chains.
Supply Chain