Aerospace News
South Korea picks US L3Harris surveillance jets to counter North Korean missile threats
South Korea has tapped L3Harris to deliver its next generation of airborne early warning and control aircraft, choosing a Bombardier Global 6500–ba...
Pakistan’s successful Fatah-4 cruise missile test reshapes military balance in region
On September 30, 2025, Pakistan conducted a training launch of the newly inducted indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile, a ...
U.S. Stratotankers Surge Toward Qatar Raising Speculation Of Iran Strike Amid Rising Tensions
On September 30, 2025, open-source flight tracker data reported by OSINT accounts revealed an unusual and escalating movement of U.S. Air Force KC-...
US Air Force Establishes Permanent MQ-9A Reaper Drone Presence in South Korea
U.S. Forces Korea has confirmed a permanent MQ-9 Reaper presence at Kunsan Air Base, with the stand-up on September 29, 2025 of the 431st Expeditio...
China’s new missile brigades put Taiwan and U.S. Pacific bases in first-strike crosshairs
The New York Times, reporting on September 29, 2025, details a rapid expansion of China’s missile brigades, launch complexes, and support infrastru...
Niger Rolls Out Turkish Aksungur Drone To Expand Border Defense And Strike Power
On September 29, 2025, Niger’s Ministry of National Defense publicly unveiled its latest combat aviation asset, the Aksungur unmanned aerial system...
China’s J-36 Sixth-Gen Stealth Jet Makes High-Speed Loop In Test Flight Sparking Airpower Concerns
Since 29th of September, the video footages of China’s sixth-generation stealth fighter jet, the J-36, have ignited global scrutiny as images appea...
Iran Pushes Shahed-149 Gaza Drone Into Worldwide Defense Stage
According to information published by Iranian media on September 29, 2025, Iran has begun actively marketing its most advanced long-endurance comba...
Lockheed Martin and Pentagon finalize F-35 deal for up to 296 new fighter jets
Lockheed Martin confirmed on September 29, 2025, that it reached a final agreement with the Pentagon’s F-35 Joint Program Office to produce and del...
Greece hits halfway in U.S. F-16 Viper upgrades as 42nd jet enters Hellenic Air Force service
Lockheed Martin Europe announced on September 23, 2025, that the 42nd Hellenic Air Force F-16 upgraded to the Viper standard has entered service, m...
Australia and Thailand conclude joint air combat drills with Super Hornet and Gripen fighter jets
The Australian Department of Defence confirmed the exercise Thai Boomerang 2025, which started on 10 September 2025, with more than 500 aviators fr...
Türkiye's Kizilelma drone progresses with afterburner test and Aselsan Tolun munition integration
On September 27, 2025, Türkiye’s next-generation unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), the Bayraktar Kizilelma, reached a critical milestone in its d...
Thailand expands Super Puma fleet with Airbus H225 buy for rescue and medevac
Airbus Helicopters, on September 26, 2025, announced that the Royal Thai Air Force has signed a contract for two additional H225 helicopters earmar...
Serbia’s VILA 1 Loitering Munition Blurs Line Between Drone and Cruise Missile
During Partner 2025 in Serbia, domestic defense innovator Vlatacom Institute introduced its vILA 1 system, a groundbreaking loitering munition that...
Serbia’s Vlatacom unveils vMOAB-4T guided air-burst bomb at Partner 2025 in Belgrade
During Partner 2025, Serbia, through Vlatacom Institute, unveiled the vMOAB 4t Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb. The weapon belongs to a new family ...
US Weighs Tomahawk Cruise Missile Transfer to Ukraine Reshaping Russian Rear Threat
On 29 September, 2025, Washington confirmed it is examining the possibility of providing Ukraine with U.S.-origin Tomahawk cruise missiles, a move ...
India Eyes 140 Russian Su-57 Fighters Buy with Local Production Path
According to information published by ThePrint on September 23, 2025, India is evaluating an urgent plan to acquire two squadrons of Su-57 fifth ge...
U.S. Department of War awards Sikorsky $10.3B contract for 92 CH-53K Marine helicopters
The U.S. Department of War, now formally styled as the Department of War under a recent executive order, announced on September 26, 2025, that Siko...
U.S. F-16s Intercept Russian Bombers Near Alaska as Air Activity Increases
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed Thursday that the interception of Russian bombers and fighters near Alaska on Septem...
U.S. approves $1.23B air-to-air missile sale to Germany for NATO Eastern air defense
According to information published by the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, on September 25, 2025, the State Department approved a potentia...
India ends Russian MiG-21 fighter era after six decades and deploys Tejas for frontline ops
According to information published by the Indian Air Force on X on September 26, 2025, the service staged a MiG-21 culmination ceremony at Air Forc...
Serbia unveils a truck launcher with 27 Raven loitering munitions at Partner 2025.
According to information gathered by Army Recognition at the Partner defense exhibition in Belgrade on September 26, 2025, Serbia’s Raven 145 loite...
Germany Prioritizes Saab GlobalEye Aircraft for National Airborne Early Warning Needs
Germany is refining its debate on how to close its future airborne early warning gap after Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told reporters that Saa...
Thailand orders Airbus A330 MRTT+ tanker with dual refueling for a 2029 delivery
According to information published by Airbus on September 25, 2025, the Royal Thai Air Force has ordered the next-generation A330 MRTT Plus, a neo-...
Russian Defense Ministry adds Su-35S aircraft to its fleet amid continued modernization push
On September 24, 2025, as reported by Rostec, the Russian defense conglomerate confirmed the delivery of another batch of Su-35S multirole fighters...