Budget, Policy & Operations

The service is embedding testers in the program office and company teams to develop a swift test timeline.

The self-governed island expects local companies will contribute 75% to the program to replace the Beechcraft T-34C.

On Nov. 15, 1994, a female fighter pilot flew a combat mission for the U.S. for the very first time.

Houthi forces continue to launch ballistic missiles targeting commercial vessels in the Red Sea despite ongoing airstrikes by U.S. forces to degrade the Iranian-backed militia.

The Albanian Air Force has taken delivery of its first two of a planned fleet of three Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks—surplus UH-60A models from U.S. Army stocks.

Ukrainian commanders claim to have downed a Russian Air Force Beriev A-50 "Mainstay" airborne early warning platform.

The U.S. military says the Jan. 11 barrage of air strikes targeting Houthi forces inside Yemen has inhibited the group’s ability to conduct complex attacks.

The U.K. government has committed to providing £2.5 billion of military support to Ukraine during 2024, with £200 million to be spent on providing drones.

Over 50 years, the capability and complexity of the Lockheed Martin F-16 have evolved from lightweight day fighter to multirole combat aircraft.

The space agency is slowing Artemis missions to address crew safety challenges.

While the U.S. and UK were the only nations to conduct the strikes, they were supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands.

The nimble product of dogfighting theorist John Boyd and aircraft designer Harry Hillaker fights for relevance in future combat.

Could the opening to Saudi Eurofighter sales also pave the way for an A400M deal?

Qatari Eurofighter Typhoons are operating with Pakistani Chengdu J-10Cs in the first military drills bringing the two canard fighter types together.

Yemen’s Houthi movement could face military action after ignoring warnings from international governments over ongoing drone and missile attacks.

The White House and the DOD have ordered separate reviews following Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to not immediately disclose his hospitalization.

China appears to be changing its aerial operations tactics around the Taiwanese air defense identification zone, ramping up its sending of balloons.

“I recognize I could have done a better job ensuring the public was appropriately informed. I commit to doing better,” Austin said in a Jan. 6 statement.

Key figures in Germany’s government have signaled that Berlin will no longer oppose a British sale of Eurofighters to Saudi Arabia.

The UAE's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center will provide the airlock for the NASA-led, lunar-orbiting Gateway space base, under an agreement announced on Jan. 7.

Denmark will explore whether its planned 27-strong fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters should be expanded as it seeks to bolster defense.

The country’s order for armed H145Ms is the largest order yet for Airbus’ militarized light twin.

A record 223 orbital-class rockets lifted off last year, a 20% hike over 2022.

Russian forces have begun firing North Korean-provided ballistic missiles into Ukraine.

U.S. aircraft on Jan. 4 struck and killed the leader of an Iranian proxy group in Baghdad.