Defense News Aerospace 2025
U.S. B-52 Bomber Conducts Joint Arctic Patrol with Finnish F-18 Fighter Jets Close to Russia
On 12 November 2025, Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornets escorted a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress on a Bomber Task Force mission over Finland, c...
India Reinforces Tejas Fighter Jet Production Path with Updated U.S. GE Engine Acquisition
India has signed a new agreement with GE Aerospace for 113 F404-IN20 engines that will power the next 97 Tejas Mk 1A fighters for the Indian Air Fo...
U.S. deploys AC-130J Ghostrider gunship in El Salvador as pressure increases on Venezuela
On November 6, 2025, the New York Times revealed that U.S. military aircraft began operating from El Salvador’s main international airport, marking...
Germany’s KC-130J Completes First Eurofighter Refueling As A Major Step For NATO Readiness
Germany’s KC-130J tanker has completed its first in-flight refueling of Eurofighter jets, offloading more than seven tons of fuel during a Luftwaff...
UK launches Project NYX to pair autonomous tactical drones with AH-64E Apache helicopters
UK Defence Innovation has opened the competition for Project NYX, a flagship Army programme to develop an Autonomous Collaborative Platform, an unc...
Denmark purchases 340 AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder air-to-air missiles following U.S. approval
On November 12, 2025, Denmark received the approval of the United States for a possible acquisition of AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder air-to-air missil...
Germany Positions First P-8A Poseidon for Arctic Patrols to Shadow Russian Submarines
Germany has accepted its first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, kicking off a multibillion euro effort to rebuild long-range sea surveillanc...
Iran’s Shahed 161 Stealth Drone Engine Test Signals Shift to Drone‑Centric Deterrence Doctrine
On 11 November 2025, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force publicly ran the engine of its Shahed 161 stealth drone during...
Ukraine Emerges as World Leader in Drone Technology Driven by Battle-Proven Innovation
Ukraine is now producing roughly 4 million drones per year, a level that exceeds the combined output of all NATO members according to recent report...
Dutch C-390 Assembly in Brazil Advances Trilateral Airlift Program and Strengthens NATO Mobility
On 12 November 2025, the Dutch Ministry of Defence and Embraer confirmed that structural assembly of the first Royal Netherlands Air and Space Forc...
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff confirms F-47 next-generation fighter jet first flight in 2028
Speaking at a briefing and relayed by Defense Index X account on November 12, 2025, Gen. David Allvin confirmed that the Air Force’s F-47 fighter j...
Spain's new C295 Search and Rescue Aircraft first flight launches test campaign
On 12 November 2025, Airbus confirmed the inaugural flight of Spain’s new C295 in search and rescue configuration after a short test hop from its S...