Defense News Aerospace 2025
Recent Embraer C-390 Transport Aircraft Successes Could Sway India Future Airlift Program
Sweden’s purchase of four C-390 Millennium transports in Uppsala on Oct. 6, 2025, within a joint framework that also involves the Netherlands and A...
Ukraine deploys Thales Belgium's FZ123 airburst rockets to down Russia’s Shahed drones
The War Zone reports that Thales’ 70 millimeter laser-guided rockets armed with a new FZ123 airburst warhead are now in Ukrainian service, marking ...
Türkiye might replace its U.S.-made F-16s with Qatar’s Eurofighter jets
The Turkish Ministry of National Defense confirmed that senior defense officials met with Qatari counterparts in Doha in early October 2025 to exam...
Pentagon clears Navy to pick F/A-XX stealth fighter contractor after budget delays
Reuters reported on October 7, 2025 that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has cleared the Navy to downselect a contractor for the F/A-XX, the service...
Turkish Kizilelma fighter jet drone armed with precision-guided bombs nears NATO parity
Istanbul, Türkiye, October 7, 15H50 (CEST) - Turkish Company Baykar confirmed on October 6, 2025, that its Kizilelma fighter jet drone successfull...
China tests CH-3D armed drone to challenge Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 in global market
Images circulating on Chinese social media on Oct 6, 2025, show an AVIC CH-3D armed drone undergoing flight tests, signaling Beijing’s intent to co...
US opens path for Pakistan’s F-16 upgrades with new AMRAAM missile contract
On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that Raytheon, based in Tucson, Arizona, received a $41.7 million contract modifica...
Bangladesh to Purchase 20 Chinese J-10CE Fighter Jets in $2.2 Billion Defense Deal
Official sources in Dhaka and Beijing confirmed that Bangladesh is advancing plans to purchase 20 J-10CE multirole fighter aircraft from China, val...
Spain’s surprise move: Replacing American F-35 with Turkish Kaan stealth fighter?
Spain’s Defense Ministry is reassessing its combat aircraft plans after halting exploratory talks on the U.S. F-35 in August 2025, according to El ...
U.S. Air Force’s Top Gun AI pairs F-16 fighter jet pilot with autonomous Valkyrie drone
The U.S. Air Force completed a historic flight test pairing an F-16 with an AI-controlled Valkyrie drone at Eglin Air Force Base. The mission signa...
Sweden orders four Embraer C-390 airlifters to join Europe’s joint transport fleet
Embraer confirmed on 6 October 2025 that Sweden signed for four C-390 Millennium airlifters as part of a joint European procurement framework that ...
U.S. and Ukraine advance drone tech deal granting Pentagon access to millions of drones
On October 3, 2025, as announced by The Wall Street Journal, U.S. and Ukrainian negotiators advanced a framework that would give the Pentagon acces...