Defense News Aerospace 2025
Türkiye Nears Eurofighter Fighter Jets Deal with Qatar as Germany Lifts Export Roadblock
Bloomberg disclosed on October 21, 2025, that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved to secure up to 24 used Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets from Qa...
UK Raven Air Defense System Proves Its Frontline Role After Downing Russian Missiles in Ukraine
A fresh statement on the Ukrainian Air Command West Facebook page, posted Oct. 24, names the British-built Raven short-range air defense system as ...
U.S. 27th Fighter Squadron F-22 Raptors Train with Australian Air Force in Florida
U.S. F-22 Raptor fighter jets assigned to the U.S. Air Force 27th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, trained alongside Royal Au...
US Osprey Tiltrotor Flights in Caribbean Stir Speculation of US Marine Presence Near Venezuela
On 24 October 2025, fresh open-source flight tracks and local spotter posts indicated MV-22B Osprey activity in the Caribbean, reportedly out of Pu...
Germany to receive first NH90 Sea Tiger anti-submarine helicopter by the end of 2025
On October 21, 2025, Gareth Jennings indicated that the German Navy will receive its first NH90 Sea Tiger anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter b...
Nuclear-capable B-52H Stratofortress bomber flies near Venezuela in U.S. show of force
On October 15, 2025, the U.S. Air Force released photographs showing a B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber refueling from a KC-135R Stratotanker ...
US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers fly near Venezuela testing Caracas defenses
Two B-1B Lancer bombers conducted a training mission to the Venezuelan littoral on Thursday, a move U.S. officials cast as routine but that arrives...
India Orders 2,400 Nag Mk 2 Missiles for Border Readiness amid China and Pakistan Tensions
India’s Ministry of Defence, in a Press Information Bureau note dated October 23, 2025, confirmed the Defence Acquisition Council’s Acceptance of N...
What Could Sweden’s Gripen-E Fighter Jet Offer Ukraine Against Russia’s Air Force?
As Ukraine explores acquiring Sweden’s Saab JAS 39 Gripen-E, defense analysts are examining what the fighter could bring to Kyiv’s ongoing struggle...
Russian Su-30 Jet Breach Over Lithuania Marks Sharper Edge in NATO–Russia Baltic Standoff
On 23 October 2025, Lithuania reported that two Russian military aircraft crossed its airspace for about 18 seconds near the Kaliningrad frontier, ...
Russia’s second prototype of Yak-130M combat jet trainer has been completed
Russia’s state conglomerate Rostec said the first Yak-130M prototype is ready for trials at Irkutsk, the United Aircraft Corporation’s key producti...
India Investigates Recovered Chinese PL-15E Missile for Astra Mark-2 Air-to-Air Weapon Upgrades
According to media reports, DRDO is analyzing a Chinese PL-15E missile recovered in May 2025 and is adapting advanced features such as a compact AE...