Defense News Aerospace 2025
Italy’s Leonardo and Türkiye’s Baykar join forces to supply drones for European armies
On March 6, 2025, the Turkish company Baykar and Italian firm Leonardo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Rome to establish a Joint Vent...
Vietnam Completes its Fleet of L-39 Skyfox from Aero Vodochody Key Modernization for Pilot Training
Aero Vodochody and OMNIPOL have completed the delivery of twelve L-39 Skyfox (L-39NG) trainer aircraft to the Vietnamese Air Force. With the recent...
Dutch F-35s Train to Intercept Drones with AIM-9 Sidewinder Missiles Over Baltic Sea
Two Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-35 fighter jets recently conducted a training exercise over the Baltic Sea, successfully engaging multipl...
US Air Force Pioneers Future Air Combat with Barracuda-500 Autonomous Air Vehicle Prototype
Citing information released by the American company Anduril, Barracuda-500 from U.S. company Anduril Industries has been selected by the U.S. Air F...
France could open a new Rafale fighter jet assembly line in India to fulfill large-scale contracts
As reported by L'Usine Nouvelle on March 5, 2025, the French company Dassault Aviation is assessing the possibility of establishing a final assembl...
US Air Force Prepares for Arrival of B-21 Raider Bombers with Streamlined Production and Enhanced Stealth
On March 5, 2025, Northrop Grumman announced continued progress in the development of the B-21 Raider, demonstrating solid performance in both test...
Vector Scorpion Drone Enhances Tactical Reconnaissance for New Zealand Army
The New Zealand Army continues its modernization by integrating new reconnaissance and surveillance tools, including the Vector Scorpion, a militar...
North Korea to soon deploy its first airborne early warning aircraft based on a Russian IL-76
As reported by 38 North on March 4, 2025, North Korea appears to be nearing completion of its first airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft, represen...
Russia restarts TVD-10 engine production to modernize the An-2 biplane aircraft in service since 1947
As reported by TASS on February 27, 2025, Russia has announced plans to restart production of the TVD-10 turboprop engine, originally developed in ...
US Air Force to deploy the OA-1K Skyraider II as the new primary light attack aircraft for special operations
On February 27, 2025, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) designated its newest light attack aircraft, the AT-802U Sky Warden, as...
China Deploys WZ-9 Divine Eagle Surveillance Drone in South China Sea
China has deployed its most advanced long-range surveillance drone, the WZ-9 “Divine Eagle,” at Ledong Air Base on Hainan Island in the South China...
US Air Force Ushers in a New Era by Assigning Fighter Designations to YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A Combat Drones for First Time
The United States Air Force has officially designated the combat drones developed by General Atomics and Anduril Industries as YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A,...