Defense News Aerospace 2025
Discover Spain’s €3.68bn Move to Field Turkish-made Hürjet Trainer Jets
Spain has set in motion a €3.68 billion, zero-interest public-loan package to re-equip its air services and, crucially, to stand up a Hürjet-based ...
Lockheed Martin Plans to Integrate Sixth-Gen Tech Into U.S. Air Force F-35 & F-22 Fighters
In an October 21, 2025, interview with Air & Space Forces Magazine, Lockheed Martin Chairman and CEO James Taiclet confirmed that the company’s Sku...
V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Flights From Trinidad Hint at US Marine Rapid-Response Posture Near Venezuela
On 28 October 2025, video published by CNC3TV in Trinidad and Tobago showed two V-22 Osprey aircraft departing from West Trinidad while U.S. forces...
Singapore Army Pushes Drone Warfare Forward with “Mothership” UAV Trial at Exercise Wallaby 2025
Held annually in Australia’s vast Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Exercise Wallaby stands as the Singapore Armed Forces’ largest and most complex ove...
US Northrop Integrates Jammer and Agile Beam Radar on F-16 Fighters to Map and Track While Jamming
On October 28, 2025, Northrop Grumman announced that its AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite now operates in concert with the comp...
Jet Suits and Flyboards Edge Closer to the Battlefield as Armies Explore New Mobility Solutions
What began as an airshow demonstration is now edging into potential operational reality. Around the world, military planners are rethinking persona...
Ukraine Negotiates Rafale Fighter Jet Deal with France to Expand Multi-Platform Air Fleet
On 28 October 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine is actively negotiating with France over a possible acquisition of Dassault Rafale f...
French Special Forces to receive first NH90 Caïman Standard 2 helicopter in 2026
On October 21, 2025, following a visit to Airbus Helicopters in Marignane, Gareth Jennings confirmed that French Special Forces will begin receivin...
Poland’s Piorun Anti-Aircraft Missile Production Surpasses U.S. Stinger and French Mistral Combined
The Polish daily Rzeczpospolita’s Radar service disclosed on October 7, 2025, that Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) confirmed it is turning out rough...
Venezuela on Alert: U.S. B-1B Bombers Conduct High-Profile Missions over Caribbean Sea
In a clear display of American airpower, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers carried out long-range training flights over the Caribbean Sea on O...
UK and Türkiye sign £8bn deal for 20 Eurofighter fighter jets with first deliveries in 2030
On 27 October 2025, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrived in Ankara for high-level talks. During the visit, he met Turkish officials at TUSAŞ...
South Korea KF-21 Jet Impresses Philippines at ADEX 2025 Setting Stage for New Fighter Deal
The South China Morning Post disclosed on October 27, 2025, that Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said it is in talks with the Philippines followin...