The order for 80 Rafales announced Dec. 3 benefitted from an acceleration in discussions that had begun more than a decade ago.

The Pentagon will release the first Nuclear Posture Review under the Biden administration, which is expected to take a more critical look at the size of the nuclear triad and the costs of modernization.

NATO allies have selected the first two sites to host new flight training centers that will reduce Europe’s reliance on U.S. facilities.

The Philippine government has cleared the funds for its armed forces to acquire as many as 32 Sikorsky/ PZL Mielec S-70i Black Hawks, just as Manila completes the delivery of its sixteenth Black Hawk. 

A routine maintenance inspection of the Royal Canadian Air Force helicopters detected cracks on the tails of 19 CH-148 Cyclones.

The share price of AeroVironment plummeted more than 27% on Dec. 7 after the defense contractor and UAV specialist throttled back its financial forecast for fiscal 2022, citing supply chain issues, staffing shortages and delayed federal budget making.

Lawmakers’ compromise version of the fiscal 2022 defense policy bill calls for a large increase to the Pentagon’s budget, providing more aircraft and a big jump in the fund aimed at deterring China.

The U.S. Army is planning to deliver 24 of its 35 top modernization priorities by fiscal 2023, and if budget restrictions necessitate it the service will look first at cutting legacy systems and then so-called enduring programs to protect the new ones.