Defense Budget, Policy & Operations Analysis
Dec 17, 2020
The specter of a renewed threat from Russia prompts Eastern European countries to raise their defense game.
Dec 17, 2020
The UK is adding billions to its defense budget, but spending plans are in flux until the Integrated Review reports.
Dec 16, 2020
German defense budget is increasing to meet modernization needs, but hurdles to progress remain.
Dec 16, 2020
While Russia’s defense budget is likely to flatten, Putin will maintain his focus on the nation’s strategic forces.
Dec 16, 2020
The defense budget is likely to reach 2.4% of GDP within two years. Slow naval programs will consume much of the money.
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May 06, 2022
Switzerland’s government is committed to signing a contract to buy its planned fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters by the end of March 2023, before an offer deadline expires.
May 04, 2022
The U.S. Army has delayed key milestones for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program by up to four years, budget and solicitation documents show.
May 03, 2022
Poland has said it will protect Slovakia’s airspace should the latter decide to ground its fleet of MiG-29s and transfer the fighter aircraft to Ukraine.
May 02, 2022
The Pentagon is sending new rotations of fighter aircraft to NATO’s eastern front as the U.S. and other allies continue to airlift large amounts of aid into the region for Ukraine.
May 02, 2022
A century after the U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Langley (CVN 1) as the first American aircraft carrier in March 1922 over fierce internal…
May 02, 2022
If in past years the U.S. Air Force was hedging its bets on notional, more affordable aircraft designs, it is now embracing the strategy of high-end air power to counter China, placing its dollars behind the F-35 fighter, the B-21 bomber and the future Next Generation Air Dominance fighter family.
Apr 28, 2022
The F-35 program is struggling to find enough funding to fully stand up and resource the jet’s depots because the Pentagon’s habit of underfunding the maintenance facilities while expecting cost reductions in contract negotiations is not playing out as expected, the program executive says.
Apr 28, 2022
Northrop Grumman is progressing on workforce absenteeism issues that plagued its F-35 program over the winter, and otherwise does not see particular problems elsewhere in its portfolio due to ongoing inflation, labor, pandemic or war-related issues, the large prime’s chief executive said April 28.