Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Feb 21, 2020
While lawmakers always declare the president’s request dead on arrival on Capitol Hill, this year there was more than the usual dismissal by a rival branch of government.
Feb 21, 2020
The company aims to produce up to 42 engines per year at the new plant.
Feb 21, 2020
Russian Naval aircraft’s first flight; Space Force to integrate MILsatcom; F/A-18s tested in Finland; and Turkey’s armed drone.
Feb 20, 2020
The GDP and interest rate assumptions on which the budget is predicated are questionable.
Feb 20, 2020
DARPA fiscal 2019 budget request targets new weapons and communications concepts for contested environments.
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Dec 23, 2021
After more than five years of negotiations and unconfirmed reports, Indonesian Air Force chief Fadjar Prasetyo has finally confirmed that his service will no longer pursue the acquisition of Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and instead focus on the Dassault Rafale and Boeing F-15EX.
Dec 22, 2021
The U.S. Air Force will start divesting its E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, starting with four of the aircraft in 2022, as the service tries to find its way ahead on the broad Advanced Battle Management System program to fill the aircraft’s role.
Dec 22, 2021
New data released by the State Department on Dec. 22 shows U.S. arms sales activity declined sharply in the first year of the Biden administration.
Dec 22, 2021
The U.S. Air Force has picked MacDill AFB, Florida, to be its next KC-46 base.
Dec 21, 2021
The German Navy's Westland Lynx Mk 88A helicopters were used primarily for aerial surveillance, especially in enforcing sanctions against North Korea prior to the ship’s arrival into Singapore.
Dec 20, 2021
U.S. intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft are flying about eight sorties per day over Afghanistan to watch for ISIS-K and other threats after one month of no activity, according to newly released U.S. Air Force numbers.
Dec 20, 2021
Japan is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations with partners from the United Kingdom to firm up the scope and price for the development of the future F-X fighter’s engine.
Dec 15, 2021
The Senate on Dec. 15 approved the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 89-10, signaling broad bipartisan support for increasing the Pentagon’s budget and adding dozens of aircraft to military service fleets.