Ukraine's defence forces repel 244 Russian attacks on battlefield over past day

Ukraine's defence forces repelled 244 Russian attacks over the past day, with the heaviest fighting on the Pokrovsk and ...
Forbes

A $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget: Implications For The Air Force And Space Force

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on defense, strategy, the profession of arms, and aerospace. President Trump’s declaration of a potential increase in U.S.
The Diplomat

Japan Accelerates Defense Buildup With Record Budget and Expanded Unmanned Capabilities

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s second Izumo-class helicopter carrier JS Kaga, whose bow has been modified to a rectangular shape to enable operations of the stealth F-35B fighter. Credit: ...
USNI

Japan Poised to Increase Defense Spending to $70 Billion, 2% of its GDP

A Japanese warship drills with a Royal Canadian Navy ship in the Pacific in 2024. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force photo Japan’s cabinet approved a Fiscal Year 2025 supplementary budget that is ...
Defense One

Air Force pushes to fund upgraded refueling systems instead of new tanker development

Plans to field a next-generation replacement Air Force tanker are being pushed aside in the latest budget request as the service looks to invest in upgrades and new technologies for existing refueling ...
Defense One

USAF consolidates some acquisition program offices into mission-focused groups

The Air Force is sweeping some of the offices that oversee its acquisition programs into groups with similar missions, part of an effort that aligns with—but also predates—recent acquisition-reform ...