Defense News Aerospace 2025
Anduril’s YFQ-44A Fury Fighter Drone Completes First Flight for U.S. Air Force Next-Gen Air Combat
On Friday, 31 October 2025, Anduril Industries and the U.S. Air Force confirmed that the company’s jet-powered YFQ-44A carried out its first semi-a...
Kh-31 Missiles Aboard Venezuelan Su-30 Fighters Mark New Maritime Deterrence Phase
On 29 October 2025, the Venezuelan Air Force released a new video, currently circulating on social media, showing two Su-30MK2 multirole fighters f...
Finland’s Stealth Debut Begins as First F-35A Aircraft Completes Assembly in Fort Worth
On 30 October 2025, the Finnish Air Force announced that its first F-35A multirole fighter, tail number JF-501, has passed final assembly at Lockhe...
Turkish Baykar KEMANKEŞ-1 Mini Cruise Missile Hits Airborne Targets in First Live-Fire from Akinci Drone
According to a report by Türkiye Today on October 31, 2025, Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar successfully conducted the first live-fire launch of ...
Non-Pilot U.S. Army Sergeant Flies Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopter in Real-World Operation
A U.S. Army National Guard sergeant became the first non-aviator to execute real missions with an Optionally Piloted Black Hawk helicopter using Si...
Morocco remains in talks with the US over possible F-35 fighter jet sale
According to Africa Intelligence on October 21, 2025, Washington and Rabat continue discussions on a potential sale of F-35 Lightning II stealth fi...
U.S. President Trump Announces First U.S. Missile Shipment for Japan’s F-35 Fighter Jets
According to information published by Fox News on October 28, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced aboard the USS George Washington at Yokos...
France Orders Thales Aurore Radar to Redefine Europe’s Watch Over Low Earth Orbit
France’s defense agency DGA has ordered Thales’s Aurore radar, a next-generation UHF space surveillance system to replace the GRAVES network by 203...
Canada could assemble Swedish Gripen jets for Ukraine’s Air Force
According to The Canadian Press on October 29, 2025, Saab confirmed it is studying Canada as a potential location for Gripen fighter jet assembly, ...
China tests a second Chengdu J-36 stealth fighter prototype with major design changes
On October 28, 2025, Rupprecht Deino shared new pictures confirming the flight testing of the second J-36 prototype at Chengdu Aircraft Corporation...
New Polish-US Agreement Targets F110-GE-129 Engine Servicing for F-15EX Multirole Fighter Jets
On 29 October 2025 in Warsaw, state-owned Military Aviation Works WZL-2 and GE Aerospace signed a memorandum of understanding to develop maintenanc...
Netherlands Dispatches 12 F-35A Jets to US for Advanced NATO Air Defense Readiness Training
On 29 October 2025, the Netherlands confirmed that twelve F-35A fighters are deploying to the United States for several weeks of intensive training...