Aerospace News
Exclusive: First-Ever Air Target Kill by U.S. MQ-20 Avenger Drone Using Shield AI’s Hivemind in Simulation
On June 11, 2025, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) and Shield AI conducted a new milestone in unmanned air combat by testing the ...
Breaking News: China conducts first public aerial refuelling exercise between Y-20U tanker and H-6N strategic bombers
On June 23, 2025, several Chinese netizens released footage showing a simulated in-flight refuelling operation involving a Y-20U aerial tanker and ...
US Army Deploys Lightweight DARPA VTOL Drones for Autonomous Battlefield Support
According to information published by DARPA on June 17, 2025, five new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial systems (UAS), each weig...
Philippine Air Force explores US-made CH-47 Chinook helicopter acquisition for heavy-lift modernization
On June 19, 2025, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) conducted an official inspection of a CH-47F Chinook helicopter during the Paris Airshow held at L...
Australia conducts first flight of MQ-28A Ghost Bat drone to validate mission readiness beyond test range limits
On June 24, 2025, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) successfully concluded Exercise Carlsbad at RAAF Base Tindal with the MQ-28A Ghost Bat cond...
US Air Force prepares for Indo-Pacific confrontation with KC-46A tanker and F-16 fighter jets
According to information published by the U.S. Air Force on June 18, 2025, a KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft from the 60th Air Mobility Wing, based ...
Saudi Arabia’s F-15 Fighter Jets get extended life as Boeing wins $49 million sustainment contract
On June 18, 2025, Boeing, based in St. Louis, Missouri, secured a $49.7 million ceiling contract to provide Foreign Military Sales sustainment for ...
Belgian Air Force Flies MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drone in U.S. for First Time Ahead of Summer Arrival in Belgium
On June 18, 2025, the Belgian Ministry of Defence confirmed that crews from the 2nd Squadron in Florennes successfully operated an MQ-9B SkyGuardia...
France’s Rafale F5 to Carry 18 Smart Cruiser Missiles to Defeat Enemy Air Defenses
On June 23, 2025, the website Opex360 reported that the Rafale F5, the future evolution of Dassault Aviation’s multirole fighter, will be able to c...
Airbus and Leonardo begin NH90 Block 2 development to shape long-term NATO helicopter modernization
On June 18, 2025, Airbus Helicopters and Leonardo announced that they are launching a joint architecture study focused on defining the Block 2 evol...
French armed forces to acquire R2-600 drones from Fly-R to boost intelligence capability
According to information published by Fly-R on June 17, 2025, the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) has officially selected the R2-600 unmann...
Breaking News: Lockheed Martin completes TR-3 upgrade to turn the F-35 into an even deadlier stealth fighter jet
Lockheed Martin has completed the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) upgrade for the F-35 Lightning II multirole fighter, stating that it has achieved a s...