Peter Johansson, Author at DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

Tokyo’s FY2026 Defence Budget Request Prioritises SHIELD Littoral Drone Network, F-35A/B Procurement and KC-46 Tankers

Japan's defense ministry handed the finance ministry its fiscal-2026 request on 29 August, asking for a record ¥8.8 trillion (about $59.9 billion). If lawmakers sign off later this year, spending will climb roughly eight percent over the current budget and push Tokyo

September 6, 2025

Defense Infrastructure & Manufacturing

USAF moves to hundreds of new Sentinel ICBM silos as B-21 second test aircraft approaches maiden flight

The U.S. Air Force is preparing to break ground on hundreds of new silos for its LGM-35A Sentinel program while pressing toward the next major test event for the B-21 Raider. Senior leaders point to time and cost gains from building fresh

September 6, 2025

Defense Budgets / Policy

Will lawmakers finish a full-year FY26 defense appropriation before the continuing resolution deadline?

WASHINGTON - Congress returns on Sept. 2 with 28 days before FY25 funds expire on Sept. 30. The House already passed its FY26 Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4016) in July. On July 31, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its own FY26 defense

August 29, 2025

Defense Budgets / Policy

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach seen as leading candidate for next Air Force chief of staff

Air Force Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach has emerged as a leading contender to succeed Gen. David W. Allvin as chief of staff, according to industry sources and officials briefed on the discussions. Allvin announced on Aug. 18 that he intends to retire

August 21, 2025

Contracts & Deals

U.S. Army Consolidates Software Buying Under $10B Deal With Palantir

The U.S. Army approved a 10-year enterprise agreement with Palantir that carries a ceiling of $10 billion and folds 75 seperate arrangements into one contract vehicle. Officials said this instrument replaces scattered, duplicative buys with a single catalog that lists products and

August 7, 2025

Defense Infrastructure & Manufacturing

How Non-F-35 NATO Countries Could Host and Repair Lightning II Jets Locally

Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford - Michael Williamson, who heads Lockheed Martin International, says that several NATO members not flying the F-35 have come to the company with questions about what it would take to set up repair options for the jet

July 21, 2025

Air & Missile Defense Systems

Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 Debuts at LandEuro 2025 to Counter Drone Swarms

LandEuro 2025 opened on 16 July at the Rhein-Main Congress Centre in Wiesbaden, drawing delegations from twenty-seven nations and a broad cross-section of the European defense industry. Germany's Rheinmetall used the forum to introduce a production-standard Skyranger 30 turret mounted on an

July 17, 2025

Defense Budgets / Policy

Macron Accelerates France’s Defence Budget to €64 Billion by 2027

President Emmanuel Macron has moved France's defense-budget targets forward by three years. He told senior commanders on Sunday that annual outlays will reach €64 billion in 2027, not 2030, doubling the 2017 baseline of €32 billion. Defense officials confirm that the shift

July 14, 2025

Air & Missile Defense Systems

U.S. Defense Firms at Le Bourget Outline Step One Using NASAMS, THAAD for Golden Dome

The Paris Air Show gave America's biggest defense suppliers a global stage to describe how they would fold familiar missiles, radars and command-and-control networks into President Donald Trump's Golden Dome homeland-defense plan. They argued that starting with hardware already in service will

July 7, 2025

Air & Missile Defense Systems

U.S. Army Commences 2025 Production of IFPC Increment 2 to Strengthen Mid-Tier Air Defense

The Army has given the green light to start low-rate production of its Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 system this October. Defense officials confirm that the signed acquisition decision memorandum cleared the final gate after a quick turn-around review on 28

July 2, 2025

Peter Johansson

Tokyo’s FY2026 Defence Budget Request Prioritises SHIELD Littoral Drone Network, F-35A/B Procurement and KC-46 Tankers

USAF moves to hundreds of new Sentinel ICBM silos as B-21 second test aircraft approaches maiden flight

Will lawmakers finish a full-year FY26 defense appropriation before the continuing resolution deadline?

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach seen as leading candidate for next Air Force chief of staff

U.S. Army Consolidates Software Buying Under $10B Deal With Palantir

How Non-F-35 NATO Countries Could Host and Repair Lightning II Jets Locally

Rheinmetall Skyranger 30 Debuts at LandEuro 2025 to Counter Drone Swarms

Macron Accelerates France’s Defence Budget to €64 Billion by 2027

U.S. Defense Firms at Le Bourget Outline Step One Using NASAMS, THAAD for Golden Dome

U.S. Army Commences 2025 Production of IFPC Increment 2 to Strengthen Mid-Tier Air Defense

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