Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Nov 17, 2022
How the Pentagon’s rush to field counters to Chinese and Russian hypersonic weapons has been frustrated by compressed testing schedules.
Nov 16, 2022
BAE Systems is exploring the use of exoskeletons, robotics and augmented reality to help maintenance of the UK’s combat aircraft fleets.
Nov 16, 2022
Clutch problem prompts review of V-22 Incidents; Air Force Special Operations Command looks at interim step to make gearboxes stronger.
Nov 15, 2022
The UK’s military pilot-training pipeline is affecting even its much-vaunted F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet.
Nov 15, 2022
Although the U.S. Air Force and Navy have added high-tech, intense learning to undergraduate pilot training, a large backlog remains.
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Jun 07, 2023
The U.S. Air Force should expand its new multiyear procurement authority for additional munitions, the service’s top officer says.
Jun 07, 2023
Poland’s first Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 light attack aircraft has been formally rolled out ahead of first deliveries next month.
Jun 05, 2023
Denmark has joined the growing list of European nations expected to increase its defense spending in response to Russia’s invasion of parts of Ukraine.
Jun 02, 2023
The proposal is called the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2023, introduced last month.
Jun 01, 2023
The U.S. Air Force should return to its Cold War-era practice of flying a nuclear command post 24/7, a key lawmaker argues.
Jun 01, 2023
The measure sets the fiscal 2024 DOD budget at $886 billion, about a 3.5% increase from the current budget. For fiscal 2025, it would increase to $895 billion.
Jun 01, 2023
Macron said Russia’s noncompliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and its suspension of the New START Treaty could leave Europe “naked."
May 31, 2023
The Pentagon on May 31 announced a new batch of aid for Ukraine.