Budget, Policy & Operations

The UK Defense Ministry is exploring the potential acquisition of a new ground- and sea-launched Medium-Range Precision Strike (MPRS) capability.

The U.S. State Department approved Denmark to buy some 200 of the RTX AIM-120D-3 for $744 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Oct. 29.

Nigeria’s Air Force has topped up its fleet of Leonardo AW109 Trekker utility helicopters with the purchase of 10 aircraft, the service has confirmed.

Sikorsky has won a contract from the U.S. to build more than 70 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to be exported to Austria, Brazil, Greece, Sweden and Thailand.

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force has grounded its fleet of Bell Boeing V-22 Ospreys following a hard landing incident.

The UK has set out to recruit a dedicated national armaments director.

The Turkish government has announced a further increase to its 2025 defense budget, pushing spending to its highest level against GDP for 17 years.

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of Nasams and two additional air defense radar systems.

Norway has finalized an agreement with the U.S. to buy more than $360 million in Raytheon Amraam missiles.

Israel has signed a contract to expand production capability of the Rafael Iron Beam laser-based defense system, aiming for service entry in about a year.

This event coincided with a worrying escalation by Russia in its 33-month war against Ukraine.

Once known as UFOs, sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena present a thorny issue for the aviation community.

U.S. refusal to sell the F-35 to Taiwan, and the subsequent failure of the country’s indigenous Advanced Defense Fighter, has reshaped Taipei’s thinking in the face of continued Chinese encroachment.

To cut mishaps by half, the service is focusing on ground-handling incidents that damage aircraft.

Gunfire and explosions were heard at the company site west of Ankara.

The Trinity House Agreement, signed by UK Defense Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius, is being hailed as a “fundamental shift."

A new defense market reality is emerging in the country as Tokyo seeks to increase its exports.

Israel says it has finalized the paperwork with the U.S. to facilitate investments in its air defenses.

Saab has begun talks with Thailand to turn the country’s decision to buy more Gripen aircraft into a contract, says CEO Micael Johansson.

As Bell finalizes the design, Army aviators are relearning how to perform the air assault mission at speeds up to 300 kt.

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned two Chinese firms that are producing drones in China used by Russia in its war with Ukraine.

The Pentagon’s new F-35 fleet did not meet any of its mission capable targets over the six-year span.

Sweden and the UK have joined a European initiative to develop and procure long-range deep-strike weapons to provide an additional deterrent effect.

NATO and Japan entered the Individually Tailored Partnership Program in July 2023 to cover 16 cooperation areas.

Taipei is scaling back its industrial ambitions in ending its pursuit of a homegrown fifth-generation fighter.