Defense News Aerospace 2025
Russia Drills Deployment of Mobile RS-24 Yars Nuclear Missiles Across Siberia
Russia’s Strategic Rocket Forces deployed RS-24 Yars road mobile intercontinental ballistic missile launchers across Siberia during a scheduled com...
U.S. Approves $1.1 Billion ALTIUS Loitering Munition Package to Expand Taiwan’s Strike Reach
On December 17, 2025, the U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale valued at an estimated $1.1 billion to the Taipei Economi...
Russia Expands Long-Range Strategic Capabilities with Delivery of Two Tu-160M Bombers
On December 17, 2025, Russia’s Defense Minister Andrei Belousov announced that the Aerospace Forces had received two Tu-160M strategic missile carr...
Taurus Neo: Germany Prepares Longer Range Successor to Taurus KEPD-350 Bunker Buster Missile
Germany’s defense ministry has secured parliamentary approval to fund Taurus Neo, a next-generation evolution of its Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile...
Russia Sends Tu-22M3 Bombers Over Black Sea Armed With Kh-22 and Kh-101 Missiles
Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers conducted a five-hour patrol over neutral waters of the Black Sea on December 16, 2025, escorted by Su-35S and S...
Boeing Wins $931M U.S. Navy Contract To Extend Service Life Of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Jets
On December 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of War announced a $930.77 million contract awarded to Boeing to modernize and extend the service life of...
Finland's first F-35A fighter jet rolls out at Lockheed Martin facility in Texas
Finland conducted the rollout of its first F-35A fighter aircraft, JF-501, at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility on December 16, 2025, confirmin...
Russia Deepens Arctic Presence With Su-24M Bomber Refueling Missions Supported By Il-78 Tankers
On December 17, 2025, Russia’s Northern Fleet disclosed that its Su-24M frontline bombers had carried out night-time aerial refueling over the Far ...
Finland Selects AIM-120D-3 Air-to-Air Missiles to Arm Its Incoming F-35A Fighter Jets
Finland has authorized the purchase of AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles from the United States to equip its future F-35A fighte...
Oman to send retired Jaguar jets to India to keep planes flying
As reported by Scramble on December 11, 2025, India will receive retired SEPECAT Jaguar ground attack aircraft formerly operated by the Royal Air F...
Türkiye Advances Attack Aviation as New T129 ATAK Combat Helicopter Joins Gendarmerie Fleet
On December 14, 2025, the Turkish Gendarmerie confirmed the delivery of its 16th T129 ATAK attack helicopter, identified as J-1389 YILDIRIM. The ha...
Poland plans to buy Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft under European SAFE program
According to Defence 24 on November 27, 2025, Poland plans to acquire Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft as part of a national...