Defense News Aerospace 2025
Spain conducts first A400M tanker air policing with Eurofighter jets along NATO's eastern flank
Spain has carried out its first real-world air-policing activation pairing a national tanker with Spanish fighters under Operation Eastern Sentry, ...
New GE Partnership Brings Fighter-Class Propulsion to Shield AI’s Autonomous VTOL X-Bat Drone
On November 5th, 2025, GE Aerospace and Shield AI announced that the X-BAT autonomous VTOL fighter will be equipped with GE’s F110-GE-129 turbofan,...
Russia Announces New Nuclear-Propelled Cruise Missiles Wave Capable of Hypersonic Speeds
Moscow’s newest messaging on strategic weapons points beyond the Burevestnik program toward a family of nuclear-powered cruise missiles. At an awar...
U.S. B-52 Bomber spotted carrying possible next generation nuclear cruise missile
The images provided to The Aviationist by aviation observer Ian Recchio, and described in an initial article published here, show a B-52H Stratofor...
Singapore Selects Israeli Hermes 900 Drones for 24-Hour Eyes on Urban and Littoral Threats
The Republic of Singapore Air Force will phase in Elbit Systems Hermes 900 drones to replace its two-decade-old Hermes 450 fleet as part of the SAF...
Netherlands And U.S. to Co-Produce RTX's Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile for NATO
On November 3, 2025, the Dutch government announced that the United States has approved a feasibility study to explore Dutch industry’s involvement...
Ukraine’s Indigenous Recon Drones Challenge China’s DJI Mavic 3 Across the Battlefield
Ukraine’s defense industry is fielding a new wave of reconnaissance drones designed to resist Russian jamming and spoofing, closing the gap with DJ...
Italy set to host the first international F-35 Fighter Jets training hub outside U.S.
Italy is set to host the first international F-35 pilot training school outside the United States, with Trapani–Birgi Air Base in western Sicily ch...
Saudi Arabia may buy up to 48 F-35 fighter jets after new U.S. defense talks
On November 4, 2025, Reuters announced that Saudi Arabia’s formal request to acquire 48 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jets has progressed withi...
India Develops 400 km Pinaka Rockets to Counter Pakistan Fatah II Missile Firepower
Pakistan has begun fielding the Fatah II guided multiple-launch rocket system, reportedly able to reach about 400 kilometers with high precision, a...
China’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Accelerates as U.S. Jet Project Faces Pressure in Air Superiority Race
Fresh images from Chinese platforms reveal major updates to China’s sixth-generation fighter prototypes, including a heavy tailless jet now sportin...
U.S. to Launch LGM-30G Minuteman III Ballistic Missile in Scheduled Strategic Readiness Test
On November 4, 2025, the U.S. military scheduled an operational test launch of an unarmed LGM-30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile ...