Budget, Policy & Operations

The Office of Management and Budget director said the administration views reconciliation as a strategy to fund key defense needs outside of an appropriations process that requires 60 votes in the Senate.

The Pentagon says there is a commitment to deliver a new U.S. Navy fighter even as the F/A-XX source selection process remains stalled and industrial base capacity is uncertain.

The Royal Thai Air Force has awarded Israel Aerospace Industries a contract for its Integrated Air Defense System program, according to a Thai government document seen by Aviation Week.

South Korea has kicked off development of its indigenous Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile-II (SRAAM-II).

Australia will begin in-country production of Lockheed Martin’s Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles as a new production line opens.

The author of the 1997 U.S. defense acquisition reform plan critiques Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new strategy.

Austria has finally signed a deal with Leonardo for a new fleet of 12 M-346 jet trainers and equipment worth $1.5 billion to replace its Saab 105 trainers.

Losses of Boeing F/A-18s from the USS Harry S. Truman were caused or exacerbated by a lack of training and communication, the U.S. Navy found.

The Royal Navy's Asia-Pacific potential concept of carrier operations has been turned on its head with a more Europe-focused approach.

Denmark’s Defense Ministry will develop its Karup base as a future forward operating location for NATO’s multinational tanker unit.

A sense of urgency led member states to fuel ESA with record funding.

The U.S. is looking at options to increase its supply of tungsten, a mineral crucial to the defense industry, more so after Chinese export restrictions.

The Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program has set a goal of acquiring 340,000 weaponized small drones by 2028, positing major price drops as production ramps up.

U.S. Central Command plans to use one-way attack drones based on a copy of the Iranian Shahed-136, and has set up a new task force to deploy them.

Germany has taken delivery of its first Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system as the government also disclosed additional Kongsberg JSM procurement plans.

Canada has joined Europe's SAFE program, a new financial instrument to help EU member states boost spending on common defense in the face of the Russian threat.

Argentina will soon receive the first six Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters of 24 ordered from Denmark in 2024, with the remainder coming by the end of 2027.

Saab signed an MOU with trade organization AED Cluster Portugal as part of its drive to sell its Gripen E fighter to to replace Portugal's aging F-16s.

Germany's government is discussing strengthening the country’s defense industrial base with automotive industry stakeholders, the Economics Minister said;

The French Air and Space Force plans to receive upgraded MBDA Mica NG air-to-air missiles in two years, without the need to modify the Rafales that carry them.

North Korea's Air Force unveiled a UAS variant derived from the Saebyeol-9 and a new MALE platform similar to General Atomics' MQ-9 at an anniversary event.

Australia, like many nations, is reforming its weapons procurement processes, starting with creating a Defense Delivery Agency that consolidates other groups.

Iceye says it has finalized a contract with Portugal to provide the country’s air force with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite.

Strategic decisions loom for some of the biggest Western airlift programs.

Inexpensive, mass-produced cruise missiles could ensure that the U.S. and allies have enough firepower to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.