Defense News Aerospace 2025
AUSA 2025: Anduril’s Barracuda-500 Redefines Logistics for Modular Long-Range Strike
Anduril used AUSA 2025 in Washington D.C., to debut the Barracuda-500, a long-range mission system designed for mass production and rapid deploymen...
UK sends monthly 14,500 military drones to Ukraine to counter Russian Shahed drones
According to information published by the UK Ministry of Defence, on October 14, 2025, London has delivered more than 85,000 military drones to Ukr...
Three U.S. B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Over Caribbean Signal Deterrence Readiness
On 15 October 2025, three U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers were tracked between Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and Cuba, drawing significant ...
Canada’s CF-188 Hornets Make First Highway Landing in Estonia to Advance NATO ACE Ops
On 14 October 2025, as reported by the Royal Canadian Air Force on X, CF-188 Hornets achieved a historic first by landing on Estonia’s Jägala–Kärav...
AUSA 2025: Israeli RAFAEL debuts its Iron Beam Laser to defeat drones and rockets up to 10 km
Washington, D.C., Oct 15 : At AUSA 2025, Rafael showcased its Iron Beam, a high-energy laser effector built to punch a clean hole in the hardest pr...
Greece seeks 30 AH-64D Apache attack helicopters from the US to restore strike forces
As reported by Kathimerini on October 10, 2025, the Greek Army General Staff is preparing to acquire 30 AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters from U.S....
UK's F-35Bs Team with Indian Su-30MKIs and Jaguars to Enhance Interoperability in Indian Ocean
On 14 October 2025, Royal Navy F-35B Lightning IIs from HMS Prince of Wales flew with Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30MKI and Jaguar strike aircraft, sup...
AUSA 2025: Kratos Positions XQ-58 Valkyrie Drone for Massed Precision and Autonomous Teaming
During AUSA 2025 in Washington, Kratos placed the XQ-58 Valkyrie at the center of its message to the land forces community, underscoring how an att...
Finland’s New F-35 Engine Hub Could Transform Arctic Air Readiness
On October 14, 2025, Finland officially completed the new F-35 engine assembly and maintenance facility in Linnavuori, Nokia, delivered on schedule...
Boeing wins U.S. $2.7B contract to build 3,000 PAC-3 missile seekers through 2030
Boeing announced on October 14, 2025, that the company has secured approximately 2.7 billion dollars in multiyear contracts to build more than 3,00...
Ukraine Expands Helicopter Forces to Defend Grid and Combat Russian UAV Threats
On 13 October 2025, following a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief’s Staff, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the formation of addition...
AUSA 2025: Rafael introduces L-Spike 4X drone as a high-speed and long-loiter precision weapon
On October 13, 2025, during AUSA 2025, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveiled the L-Spike 4X as a new “launched effect” built around the Spike mi...