Defense News Aerospace 2025
EDEX 2025: Chinese Bolas GAM 102LR Unveiled in New Twin Tube Launcher for Long Range Strikes
The Bolas GAM 102LR missile appeared at EDEX 2025 in Cairo with a new twin-tube pedestal launcher, highlighting a shift toward vehicle-ready precis...
AC-130J Gunship with Hellfire Missiles in Puerto Rico Signals U.S. Readiness Near Venezuela
On 1 December 2025, a photograph from the former Roosevelt Roads naval base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, shows a U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II taxii...
China tests a new Loong M9 attack drone modeled on Iran's Shahed-136
As reported by OSINTWarfare on December 2, 2025, China is testing the Loong M9, a new loitering munition that resembles the Iranian Shahed-136 in b...
Brazil and Polish defense industry Sign Agreement to produce KC-390 Military Transport Aircraft in Poland
On December 2, 2025, Brazilian Company Embraer confirmed that it has entered into five strategic Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Poland’s sta...
Bahrain to keep its F-16 fighter fleet operational with new U.S. $445 million deal
On December 1, 2025, the U.S. approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Bahrain valued at $445 million, involving F-16 sustainment and a wide se...
Expodefensa 2025: First Colombian-made Dragom drone debuted for intelligence and precision strike
During Expodefensa 2025 in Bogota, held from 1 to 3 December under the patronage of the Colombian Ministry of National Defense, the state-owned Col...
EDEX 2025: Egypt Unveils Jabbar-150 Drone as a Homegrown Alternative to the Iranian Shahed
Egypt has introduced the Jabbar-150, a domestically built one-way attack drone, at EDEX 2025 in Cairo. The system signals a push toward an independ...
U.S. Army Paratroopers Train in Hawaii with C‑17 Airdrops to Advance Pacific–Caribbean Readiness
A recently released image of a C-17 Globemaster III dropping paratroopers over Hawaii quietly illustrated much more than a routine training serial,...
Greece's F-16 Viper fleet to reach 121 jets with the upgrade of 38 more F-16 Block 50 fighters
As reported by OnAlert on December 1, 2025, Greece has authorized the upgrade of 38 F-16C/D Block 50 aircraft to the latest F-16 Viper configuratio...
EDEX 2025: China's WJ-700 drone could respond to Egypt's long-range surveillance needs
During the Egyptian EDEX exhibition, China presented its WJ-700 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), as unconfirmed reports suggest Egypt may hav...
EDEX 2025: South Korea's KAI combines MAH-1 attack helicopter with ALE drone for coastal strike
At EDEX 2025, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) presented the MAH-1 Marine Attack Helicopter equipped with its Air Launched Effect (ALE) drone conce...
EDEX 2025: South Korea Pitches FA-50 Light Fighter for Egypt Air Force Modernization
Korea Aerospace Industries brought a full-scale FA-50 model to Egypt’s EDEX 2025 show in Cairo to promote the aircraft as the country’s next multir...