Defense News Aerospace 2025
Australia Receives First U.S.-Made AH-64E Apaches to Boost Indo-Pacific Strike Power
Australia’s Department of Defence said on Oct. 2 that the first two AH-64E Apache attack helicopters arrived at RAAF Base Townsville, the initial d...
Colombia set to sign $1.9B deal for 18 Saab Gripen E fighter jets
As reported by Infobae on October 2, 2025, Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez confirmed that Colombia will sign a $1.9 billion contract with Sweden in ...
Turkish Kizilelma Drone shows 500 lb precision-strike potential with Roketsan's TEBER-82 Tech
On 2nd of October 2025, Baykar’s Kizilelma unmanned fighter completed a second captive-munition flight with the TEBER-82, a 500 lb laser+GNSS guide...
Russia restarts MiG-41 program to intercept the American F-35 in coming years
Retired Russian Air Force commander Vladimir Popov told Russia Today on September 16, 2025, that the MiG-41 long-range interceptor has completed it...
Russia’s Su-75 ‘Checkmate’ Stealth Fighter Seen With Su-57 Jet Hinting Tests And Export Push
On 2 October 2025, a new image circulated on social media shows Russia’s light stealth fighter Su-75 “Checkmate” positioned alongside the larger Su...
South Korea to receive U.S. Maverick missiles in $34M arms package to deter threats
On October 1, 2025, the U.S. State Department authorized a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea for AGM-65G2 Maverick tactical m...
Russia upgrades Iskander and Kinzhal missiles to overwhelm Ukraine’s Patriot defense systems
A Financial Times investigation published on October 2, 2025, reports that Russia has upgraded the terminal flight behavior of its 9K720 Iskander M...
Pentagon awards $995M U.S. Air Force contract to Amentum for MQ-9 Reaper maintenance through 2030
The U.S. Department of Defense announced on September 30, 2025, that the Air Force has awarded Amentum Services a new indefinite-delivery, indefini...
Could the Dutch F-35 downing of a Russian drone in Poland reshape NATO deterrence?
On 30 September 2025, the Dutch Ministry of Defense said a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A shot down a Russian drone that had crossed into Polish...
Indonesia to Receive Six More South Korean KAI T-50i Jets for Training and Light Combat
On September 29, 2025, Indonesian Air Force officials visited Korea Aerospace Industries’ facilities in Sacheon and inspected T-50i aircraft destin...
NATO space operations accelerate in orbit as UK, US and France expand joint GEO missions
The Royal Air Force disclosed on 18 September 2025 that UK Space Command and U.S. Space Command executed a first UK-US joint military operation in ...
Indonesia’s second test pilot flies KF-21 Fighter front seat in South Korea validating stability and control
The Indonesian Air Force confirmed on Oct. 2, 2025 that a second TNI-AU test pilot completed his first front-seat mission in a twin-seat KF-21 prot...