Budget, Policy & Operations

Israel has taken delivery of the first operational Iron Beam system from prime contractor Rafael.

The U.S. Marine Corps has laid out an ambitious goal to field thousands of uncrewed systems following a model laid out earlier this year by the U.S. Army.

In 2026, the U.S. Space Force wants to pass several development milestones for its Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) program.

The first iteration of the Pentagon's annual China report published during President Donald Trump’s second term illustrates a tonal shift on the prospects of an amphibious assault of Taiwan.

Ukraine is gearing up to prepare for the arrival of Saab Gripen fighters from Sweden, the embattled country’s defense minister said.

As 2025 draws to an end, the Resilient-GPS program “doesn’t have a future fate,” one contractor says.

Spain ordered 18 Airbus C295 transport aircraft days after the government in Madrid gave the OEM's helicopter arm a boost with a mammoth 100-rotorcraft deal.

South Korea is boosting its funding for a next-generation launch system with a focus on rocket reusability, according to the Korea AeroSpace Administration.

NASA's Jared Isaacman is eager to expedite the Artemis program and that the agency needs to make best use of the ISS' remaining life to seed business for its commercial follow-ons.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said the country will proceed with plans to build a new aircraft carrier.

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace finalized a contract with Estonia to supply the Baltic state with the K239 Chunmoo tactical surface-to-surface missile system.

Malaysia is looking to fast-track its multirole combat aircraft program after plans to acquire ex-Kuwaiti Boeing F/A-18 Hornets are expected to face delays.

A new U.S. strategy recalibrates global security posture from foreign intervention to homeland protection.

Air forces around the globe are likely to bolster their inventories in the coming 12 months by adding aircraft and drone types. Here are some of the expected events.

The decade-long demand outlook for military aircraft has jumped 30% over the past year, reaching $250 billion.

The U.S. Senate passed the ROTOR Act that would mandate ADS-B In and require ADS-B Out usage for all but the most national security-critical flying in congested airspace.

Rheinmetall says it has received the order to provide synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites to the German Armed Forces a day after funding was approved.

The French Defense Innovation Agency (AID) says startups ThrustMe and ION-X will provide the on-orbit propulsion systems for its Toutatis demo due in 2027.

Washington has green-lit the potential sale of $11.1 billion in military equipment to Taiwan.

Air Forces in Focus analyzes the results so far of the Army Transformation Initiative unveiled in May.

The Senate on Dec. 17 passed the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill.

A key piece of the future nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) enterprise will kick off next month with a classified briefing to industry.

The German parliament has given the green light to a mammoth €50 billion ($59 billion) package of arms deals covering missiles, satellites and more.

The European Union plans to contribute €1 billion to the 2026 European Defense Fund program, with hypersonic defenses gaining a large share of the allocation.

Kongsberg says it has secured a more than €100 million ($117 million) contract from Denmark to provide coastal defense equipment.