Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Sep 21, 2020
How a massive budget cut, a DARPA program and a lengthy internal debate transformed the NGAD program.
Sep 21, 2020
Could the RAF’s approach to technology, UAS and future combat aircraft make it a winner in the UK’s upcoming defense review?
Sep 17, 2020
The next step in a KC-46 fix; AIA predicts COVID-19 impact on workforce; Testing arsenal plane concept; Poland’s W-3 replacement effort.
Sep 16, 2020
Companies have developed the tools to build new electronics on the first pass, and the government should embrace faster development.
Sep 16, 2020
France is the ultimate winner from Eastern Mediterranean tensions, securing its first European Rafale customer.
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Mar 28, 2022
The U.S. military is bolstering its presence in Europe with a deployment of U.S. Navy Boeing E/A-18 Growler electronic attack aircraft.
Mar 28, 2022
Comparing the former Trump administration's projections for fiscal 2023 with the Biden administration's fiscal 2023 request.
Mar 28, 2022
A struggling U.S. Air Force hypersonic weapons program faces a potentially significant funding cut in fiscal 2023, adding to the long-term pressure on the program.
Mar 28, 2022
The Biden administration is requesting $813.3 billion for national defense, including a $773 billion total for the Pentagon, in an increase of defense spending aimed at more research and development of future systems at the cost of more divestments.
Mar 28, 2022
The $16.8 billion fiscal 2023 budget request for the U.S. Navy’s aviation branch taps the brakes on procurement ramp-ups for several fixed-wing aircraft programs.
Mar 28, 2022
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2023 budget request released, March 28, is the first time the U.S. Space Force has been able to plan spending as its own independent service, and the result is a big investment in research and development aimed at making key services in orbit more protected from emerging threats.
Mar 28, 2022
The U.S. Air Force plans to start cutting its Lockheed Martin F-22 fleet quickly, retiring 33 of the least-capable Raptors in fiscal 2023 as it looks to invest more in its next-generation fighter.
Mar 28, 2022
The U.S. Air Force is planning to cut its purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35As in the short term, looking to buy more Boeing F-15EXs as the Joint Strike Fighter continues to struggle with the development of needed upgrades.