★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy Japan and South Korea Expand Defense Spend, Countering Chinese Air Aggression and Russian Ties Aggressive air maneuvers by Chinese warplanes near Taiwan have punctuated the PLA's largest ever military exercises in the Pacific Ocean. China's air forces…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 18, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy Booming NATO Drills to Test the Power of Rising Defense Budgets, Bolster Readiness for Russian Confrontation Ongoing joint military exercises in the Baltic Sea are setting the stage for NATO's massive Steadfast Defender event next year, which…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 12, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsTechnology Defense Contractors Rake in Billions From Construction of US Military’s Space Architecture Satellites Contracts were doled out this week for Tranche 2 of the US Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). Expansion of…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 24, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy NATO Summit Spurs New Arms Shipments to Ukraine Amid Spiking Attrition Rates and Sputtering Advances NATO's latest summit was almost wholly focused on continued support for the Ukrainian war effort, with several key western nations…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 13, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy Ukrainian Military Aid Exposes Europe’s Need to Unify its Discordant Defense Industry Over the past few days, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy secured new military assistance from several key European allies, including Germany, France,…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 16, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy Russo-Ukrainian War Pushes Global Arms Spend Toward Record 2022, Defense Contractors Focus on Logistics Global defense spending reached a record high in 2022, an unsurprising revelation, given the outbreak of the war in Ukraine…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 24, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy Global Defense Budgets Continue Rising as Protraction of Russia-Ukraine Conflict Appears Inevitable US efforts to aid Ukraine's war effort have been boosted by another $2.6 billion in equipment and weaponry. The vast…McAlinden Research PartnersApril 5, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefensePolitics & PolicyTechnology Space Force Budget Boost Likely to Secure More Contracts for Satellite Manufacturers Later today, President Biden will propose a federal budget allocation for the fiscal year 2024. Among other line items, the Space…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 9, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerEconomics & TradeⓁ Aerospace & DefensePolitics & Policy Russia Ramps Up China Relations as US Focuses on Shoring Up Pacific Allies As relations between Russia and most of the western world have been irreparably severed over the last year, Moscow's economic cooperation and…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 28, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy Global Defense Spending Continues to Ratchet Up as Russo-Ukrainian War Nears One Year Mark Almost one year on from Russia's formal invasion of Ukraine, all sides seem committed to staying the course and fighting…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 21, 2023