U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

By Brian Everstine
The reported freeze in Pentagon funding to 2022 appropriated levels was reported in January.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Slovakia will send 13 Mikoyan MiG-29s to refresh a combat-scarred Ukrainian air force fleet, adding to up to 24 Fulcrum fighters committed by Poland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
EUCOM released the video from the MQ-9A’s belly-mounted MTS-B sensor on March 16 after Russia denied that the intercept by two Su-27s led to a collision.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
SWISSto12 has opened a U.S. subsidiary, St12 RF Solutions, to sell 3D printed radio frequency components to U.S. defense and commercial aerospace manufacturers.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. is not yet sure if a pair of Russian fighters intended to down an MQ-9 Reaper UAV over the Black Sea on March 14.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
A U.S. Space Command official says kinetic methods remain on the table in a wartime scenario.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is requesting $1.9 billion in RDT&E for its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform, an increase from $1.7 billion in fiscal 2023.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Beyond the military realm, the move sets up direct and fierce competition with America’s own commercial space economy.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
Boeing and the U.S. Space Force have demonstrated a ground-based anti-jam satellite communications capability using an on-orbit satellite.
Space

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden is proposing a 3.2% jump in Pentagon spending, allocating $842 billion for fiscal 2024.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Russian fighter jets have increased their operations near and over U.S. locations in Syria in recent weeks, a U.S. Air Force lieutenant general says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Craig Caffrey
China’s defense budget is set to increase by 7.1% for fiscal 2023, rising from CNY1,450.4 billion to CNY1,553.7 billion ($224.9 billion).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus expects to receive Pratt & Whitney’s F100-229 military turbofan for tests later this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden has signed a new waiver of statutory requirements for the Defense Production Act.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Calls for the Biden administration to send Lockheed Martin F-16s to Ukraine’s air force are growing louder on Capitol Hill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Taliban claims to have repaired about half of the U.S.-provided aircraft that were damaged during the final days of the American withdrawal from Kabul.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on Feb. 24 announced another major batch of military aid for Ukraine just as Russia’s invasion passes the one-year mark.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Momentus on Feb. 23 announced a preliminary settlement of a class-action lawsuit against the turbulent space tug startup.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Startup Relativity Space is aiming to launch its first rocket, the 3D-printed Terran 1, on March 8 from Cape Canaveral.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The current U.S. Foreign Military Sales system is antiquated and needs to evolve, weapons maker representatives say in a study.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Feb. 21 that his country would formally suspend its participation in the New START nuclear arms control treaty.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
U.S. forces have completely recovered the Chinese surveillance balloon shot down off the South Carolina coast on Feb. 4.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Consultancy Osprey Flight Services believes the U.S. is researching or has deployed ISR high-altitude balloons from Asia-Pacific sites or naval ships.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. government will rewrite the rulebook for aerial objects flying over U.S. airspace, President Joe Biden said.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Although the club is not pointing fingers, there are suspicions among other prominent members of the small, pico-ballooning enthusiasts community.
Aircraft & Propulsion