Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Jan 06, 2022
The Air Force’s highest-end fighter faces early retirement; leaders say replacement needed to counter China
Jan 04, 2022
The NH90 joint venture is racing to improve platform availability as Australia mulls Black Hawk plans.
Jan 02, 2022
This selection of defense photos captures paratroopers, military transports, aerobatic demonstration and an experimental aircraft.
Dec 20, 2021
2021 saw milestones in private space transportation, commercial satellite launches, orbital infrastructure and planetary exploration.
Dec 17, 2021
A promising calendar of scheduled fleet upgrades faces COVID, geopolitical challenges.

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Jul 10, 2023
Concerns about China are driving a projected surge in U.S. defense spending over the next four years.
Jul 10, 2023
The White House on July 10 announced strong opposition to several aspects of the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the 2024 defense policy bill.
Jul 10, 2023
The Slovakia defense ministry wants to buy AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from the U.S. and has made a formal request to do so.
Jul 10, 2023
The Boeing 737-based aircraft will be deployed to Germany for six months starting in October.
Jul 10, 2023
The Philippine Air Force and the U.S. military are planning increased operations together as new operating locations open up under a novel defense agreement.
Jul 10, 2023
The U.S. Air Force and some allies are undertaking a massive test that kicked off last week in the Pacific in an exercise called Mobility Guardian 2023.
Jul 06, 2023
The Pentagon is again accusing Russia of unsafe operations in the Middle East releasing a video taken July 5 that shows a Russian Su-35 harassing a U.S. MQ-9.
Jul 05, 2023
Leidos has received a $48 million contract to start training the U.S. Army's future high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pilots.