Defense News Aerospace 2025
Exclusive: South Korea Targets South American Market with KF-21 Fighter Jet Bid for Peru’s Air Force
South Korea has taken a bold step in its ambition to expand its defense industry footprint in Latin America by formally promoting the KAI KF-21 Bor...
Breaking News: U.S. Air Force Reveals YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A Fighter Drones for Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program
The United States Air Force has unveiled its first officially designated uncrewed fighter aircraft under the highly ambitious Collaborative Combat ...
FEINDEF 2025: Is Spain Preparing to Replace Its SF-5M with the Turkish Hürjet Trainer Aircraft?
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) is taking a significant step in its export strategy by presenting a full-scale mock-up of its Hürjet trainer a...
Breaking News: Black Arrow cruise missile to extend long-range strike capabilities of US Drones and Light Attack Aircraft
On May 2025, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) advanced its cruise missile modernization strategy by expanding the integration ...
UK Resumes F-35B Fighters Deliveries with Upgraded Weapons and Enhanced Computing Systems
After more than a year of interruption, the United Kingdom has resumed deliveries of its F-35B Lightning II fighter jets with the arrival, on May 8...
FEINDEF 2025: Spanish Tactical A900 Helicopter Drone Draws Interest from US Department of Defense
At the 2025 edition of the FEINDEF exhibition in Madrid, Spanish company Alpha Unmanned Systems presents its A900 tactical drone, a rotary-wing unm...
US Space Force Partners with Italian Air Force to Counter Growing Threats in Space
Relations between the United States and Italian armed forces have reached a new strategic milestone in the space domain. On May 8, 2025, on the sid...
Japan Begins Production of Stealth Patrol Vessels to Enhance Surveillance of its Territorial Waters
Amid increasing naval activity by China and Russia near its maritime borders, Japan has launched the construction of a new series of next-generatio...
Turkey’s Hürjet Evolves from Jet Trainer to Multi-Role Combat Aircraft
The Hürjet, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), is undergoing a notable evolution from an advanced jet trainer into a versatile light ...
Breaking News: U.S. Deploys F-35B Fighter Jet Squadron VMFA-211 to Japan Amid Rising Threats from China
The United States Marine Corps has deployed Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211), known as the “Wake Island Avengers,” to Marine Corps Air...
Exclusive | Belgium confirms assembly of future F-35 fighter jets in Italy to balance US partnership and European production
On May 7, 2025, Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken announced that future F-35A fighter jets ordered by Belgium will be assembled in Italy at th...
South Korea develops new single-seat variant of its FA-50 light attack aircraft to match US F-16 roles at lower acquisition cost
As reported by kf21_military on May 5, 2025, the development of a single-seat variant of the South Korean FA-50 light attack aircraft advanced with...