Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis

Mar 06, 2020
Commercial orbital debris mitigation services are on the horizon, but operators will expect low costs.
Mar 06, 2020
Elon Musk startled an Air Force audience by declaring fighters dead, but his opinion isn’t far off current acquisition strategy.
Mar 06, 2020
Triton production halted; Maxar sees geospatial services growth: FAA certifies training simulator and issues with nuclear modernization.
Mar 03, 2020
Can Ireland continue to rely on its British neighbors to meet its air defense needs, or should it stand on its own two feet?
Feb 27, 2020
Taking its cue from commercial venture capitalists, the Air Force is revamping the technology investment process.

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Jan 04, 2022
Spain’s defense and interior ministries have jointly ordered 36 Airbus H135 twin-engine light helicopters as part of a stimulus package for Spanish industry.
Jan 03, 2022
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded Boeing a contract for the upgrade of Japan Air Self Defense Force Boeing/Mitsubishi F-15G Eagles to the Japan Super Interceptor standard, ending more than two years of changing definitions and price negotiations. 
Jan 03, 2022
A new initiative by the Biden administration has thrust the U.S. defense industry to the forefront of a national campaign to emit no more greenhouse gases than are removed from the atmosphere by 2050.
Jan 03, 2022
The U.S. and Israeli Ministry of Defense on Dec. 30 formalized a deal for 12 Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters and two additional Boeing KC-46 Pegasus refueling tankers. 
Jan 03, 2022
The Royal Thai Air Force is considering purchasing as many as eight Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs as part of its modernization to replace its aging fleet of Northrop F-5E/Fs and F-16A/Bs.
Dec 28, 2021
The Netherlands has become the latest country to declare its F-35 fleet operational.
Dec 23, 2021
After awarding about $8 billion in contracts to adversary air and other private air support providers from fiscal 2015 to 2020, the U.S. military services are reviewing the performance of these companies to understand how they can better and more cost-effectively train aircrews.
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.