Defense News Aerospace 2025
Sweden’s Steadfast Noon debut reshapes NATO nuclear drill and Baltic deterrence
On, October 10, 2025, Sweden confirmed it will join NATO’s Steadfast Noon with Jas 39 Gripen fighters and Swedish Armed Forces personnel, its first...
Russia sends Yak-130M combat trainer to trials for all-weather training and light attack
On October 10, 2025, Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation confirmed that the first Yak-130M prototype built at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant has enter...
Denmark Orders 16 More F-35s to Strengthen Combat Power and Arctic Deterrence
On 10 oktober 2025, Denmark moved to expand its fifth-generation air fleet and harden Arctic vigilance with a government agreement to buy 16 additi...
Hellfire-armed AC-130J Gunship in Puerto Rico signals sharper U.S. readiness near Venezuela
On Friday, 10 October 2025, an AC-130J Ghostrider was documented on the ramp at José Aponte de la Torre Airport (TJRV) in Puerto Rico with wing-mou...
U.S Epirus and General Dynamics to unveil Leonidas unmanned counter-drone system in Washington
Epirus and General Dynamics Land Systems are about to present Leonidas Autonomous Robotic, a tracked, unmanned counter-UAS system pairing Epirus’ L...
NATO Launches Annual Nuclear Exercise Amid Rising Drone Concerns
On Friday, 10 October 2025, NATO confirmed that its annual nuclear-deterrence exercise Steadfast Noon will begin on Monday, 13 October, hosted by t...
France delivers new Rafale F3R fighter jets to Egypt strengthening its Middle East influence
As reported by Egypt's achievements on October 9, 2025, Dassault Aviation has entered the active delivery phase of Egypt’s second Rafale procuremen...
Kosovo Takes Early Delivery of Türkiye’s Ready-to-Fly SkyDagger Attack Drones
On 8 October, 2025, Kosovo announced the arrival at Pristina International Airport “Adem Jashari” of containers carrying a large batch of Skydagger...
Sweden invests in counter-drone and Gripen fighter jets readiness with $525m defense boost
According to information published by the Government of Sweden, on October 10, 2025, Stockholm is allocating more than SEK 5 billion to compress ti...
Ireland's protection of its coastal waters grows with new Airbus C295 delivery
Ireland has concluded its €300 million Airbus C295 acquisition program with the delivery of a third aircraft on October 7, 2025, at Casement Aerodr...
Taiwan unveils “T-Dome” layered air-defense shield built partly with U.S. defense systems
In Taipei on October 10, 2025, President Lai Ching-te publicly detailed “T-Dome,” a national air and missile defense architecture built to withstan...
Germany Approves €3.75 B Eurofighter Tranche 5 Fighter Jet Buy Replacing Tornado Fleet
On October 8, 2025, Germany’s Bundestag Budget Committee approved the procurement of 20 Eurofighter aircraft in a new Tranche 5 package valued at €...