Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Mar 01, 2022
Northrop’s Mission Robotic Vehicle to install life-extension pod on Australian Optus satellite.
Feb 28, 2022
Techniques developed to repair Hubble have been repurposed to shape Webb telescope’s primary mirror.
Feb 25, 2022
How KC-46 pilots, boom operators are teaching themselves the tanker’s new tricks.
Feb 24, 2022
A400 launches drone; Northrop wins deep-space radar contract; Australia to upgrade BAE trainers; Emiratis create swarming drone system.
Feb 24, 2022
Look to Syria to learn how U.S. and Russian forces handled congested airspace.
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Jan 11, 2023
Data from HigherGov found that the sector recorded 433 transactions announced in 2022 with a disclosed deal value of $46 billion.
Jan 11, 2023
The 10 F-35Bs with VMFA 122 are the only examples of the fighter embarked on a flat-top ship in the Pacific at present.
Jan 10, 2023
Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters says the U.S. needs to be prepared to contribute combat aircraft when the time is right to bolster Ukraine’s military.
Jan 10, 2023
Officials say the need to hike defense spending has been driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and fears that hybrid activity could spill beyond Ukraine.
Jan 10, 2023
Despite as many as 640 aircraft losses for the U.S., Japan and Taiwan in one scenario, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is more likely than not to fail, CSIS says.
Jan 09, 2023
The U.S. started the C-130 program for Niger in 2015.
Jan 09, 2023
The defense ministry cites satellite imagery from Dec. 25 showing several Su-57s at the Akhtubinsk air base.
Jan 09, 2023
The Czech Republic has committed to increasing defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product.