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On Nov. 19, 2025, U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 23d Wing perform post-flight inspections on an A-10C Thunderbolt II as part of Integrated Combat Turns during exercise Mosaic Tiger 26-1 at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida.

How U.S. Air Force prepares to fight inside a contested electromagnetic environment

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
US Air Force officials report that the 74th Mission Generation Force Element is using exercise Mosaic Tiger 26-1 to rehearse how A-10C crews, maintai…
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Sikorsky’s S-70UAS U-Hawk converts a legacy UH-60L into a fully autonomous heavy-lift aircraft with a redesigned clamshell nose, expanded cargo bay, and tablet-based MATRIX flight control system, enabling unmanned resupply, UGV deployment, and long-range logistics operations in contested environments (Picture source: Army Recognition Group).

U.S. Sikorsky Pushes for UH-60L Helicopter Conversions into New Autonomous U-Hawk Configuration

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
Sikorsky has turned a surplus UH-60L Black Hawk into the S-70UAS U-Hawk, a cockpit-free autonomous helicopter designed for uncrewed logistics and mul…
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The KC-46A Pegasus is derived from the 767-2C airframe, which combines the fuselage of the 767-200ER with the wing, landing gear, cargo floor, and cargo door of the 767-300F, and the flaps and 787-style digital flight deck concept used in the 767-400ER. (Picture source: Boeing)

US Air Force to receive 15 new KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft from Boeing

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On November 25, 2025, Boeing announced a Lot 12 order valued at $2,469,937,348 to produce 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling tankers for…
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The AH-64E Apache Guardian pairs more powerful engines and composite rotors with advanced sensors, Link 16 networking, and Hellfire/JAGM missiles, delivering high-performance, precision strike, and emerging counter-drone capability (Picture source: U.S. DoW).

U.S. Army Orders $4.7 Billion in AH-64E Apache Helicopters for Counter-Drone Missions

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
The U.S. Army has issued a $4.7 billion contract to Boeing for new-build Apache AH-64E attack helicopters, Longbow crew trainers, and support items f…
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The demonstration over the Gulf of America highlights how the F-15EX is being woven into U.S. force posture on both the southern approaches to the continental United States and in the Indo-Pacific (Picture Source: U.S. Department of War)

F‑15EX Eagle II Multirole Fighter Jet Debuts Over Gulf of America Elevating U.S. Strike Force

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On November 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of War released official imagery showing a formation of F-15EX Eagle II fighter-bombers flying over the Gul…
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Graph comparing U.S. naval airpower deployed in the Caribbean with the full Venezuelan air and helicopter force structure, highlighting the sharp imbalance in fighters, strike aircraft and electronic warfare assets.

Analysis: U.S. Navy Airpower in the Caribbean vs. Venezuela’s Air Force Amid Rising Regional Tensions

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
A new analysis from Army Recognition Group examines the sharp imbalance in air power now taking shape in the Caribbean, where the United States has p…
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A US Air Force T-38 Talon arrives at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast for overhaul and repair under the Talon Repair, Inspection and Maintenance (TRIM) program.

U.S. Air Force T-38 Aircraft overhauls begin to extend key trainer’s life into 2030s

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
The U.S. Air Force has started sending its T-38 Talon trainers to a Navy depot in Florida, a small but strategically important shift in how it keeps…
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The integration of UMPK munitions on the Su‑57 signals a broader evolution in Russia’s strike doctrine, blending fifth‑generation platforms with mass‑produced precision weapons designed for sustained, high‑intensity operations (Picture Source: Rostec / Russian MoD)

Su-57 Fifth-Gen Stealth Fighter To Field UMPK Glide Bombs Sharpening Russia's Deep Strike Threat

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On 26 November 2025, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Russia’s Rostec State Corporation, confirmed that the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter will be able to emp…
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Created in the early 2000s, the Hongdu L-15, known in Chinese military service as the JL-10, is a twin-engine advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Hongdu Aviation Industry Group with design input from Russia’s Yakovlev bureau. (Picture source: Al Fursan)

UAE Air Force flies its first Chinese-made Hongdu L-15 jets at Dubai Airshow 2025

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
At Dubai Airshow 2025, the UAE Air Force’s Al Fursan aerobatic team conducted the first public flight of its new Chinese Hongdu L-15 jet trainers, by…
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China’s YKJ-1000 hypersonic missile combines boost glide design, speeds up to Mach 7, and a 500–1,300 km range, using autonomous guidance and terminal manoeuvres to evade interception from containerised road mobile launchers (Picture source: Lingkong Tianxing Technology).

Chinese Start-Up Shows YKJ-1000 Hypersonic Missiles Targeting Japan in New Video

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
A Chinese private aerospace firm has revealed the YKJ-1000, a container-launched hypersonic missile advertised with a range that covers key U.S. and…
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The Tu-160 is a large, swing-wing strategic bomber that combines high speed flight with long range endurance and the capacity to carry both conventional and nuclear cruise missiles (Picture Source: Ministry of Defence/Vadim Savitsky)

Russian Tu-160 Nuclear-Capable Bomber Conducts Rare Long Endurance Patrol Over Arctic Waters

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On November 25, 2025, Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced that a Tu-160 strategic bomber had completed a planned mission over the neutral waters o…
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China conducted its first air assault drill near Taiwan using the new Z-20T helicopter, signaling growing military capability (Picture Source: CCTV)

China Debuts Z‑20T Helicopter in First Air Assault Drill Near Taiwan as Regional Tensions Rise

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On November 24, 2025, the first publicly reported air‑assault drill featuring the People’s Liberation Army’s new Z‑20T “Assault Eagle” helicopter mar…
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