Defense News Aerospace 2025
Breaking News: Belgium To Equip Future F-35 Fleet With AIM-9X Sidewinder Missiles In U.S. Deal
On September 15, 2025, the U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Belgium covering AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles and relat...
Breaking News: Türkiye Advances KAAN Fifth-Gen Aircraft Program As Second Prototype Enters Critical System Integration Phase
Begin September, Türkiye marked a decisive milestone in its aerospace ambitions as the second prototype of the indigenous fifth-generation fighter ...
UK Typhoon fighter jets begin NATO patrols in Poland to secure airspace after Russian drone incursions
The UK Ministry of Defence published a press release on 15 September 2025, which confirms that Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets will begin air-...
US Clears Possible Sale of F-16 Fighters to Peru Despite Lima’s Selection of Gripen Jets
The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft to Peru, valued at an estimated $3.42...
Swedish Gripen Jets Track Russian Su-30 Jets Armed With Anti-Radiation Missiles Amid Baltic Tensions
On September 14, 2025, the Swedish Air Force reported new air interceptions over the Baltic Sea amid rising regional tensions. Following the Russia...
Russia Maintains Industrial Capacity and Airpower with Delivery of New Su-34M Fighter Bombers
According to a statement published on August 21, 2025, by the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), in coordination with Rostec, a new batch of Su-34 ...
F-35B Fighters Land in Puerto Rico Strengthening U.S. Military Posture Near Venezuela
According to Reuters in an article dated September 14, 2025, the first U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters have now landed in Pue...
Japanese F-15J fighter jets to UK and Germany mark a new step in nippon international cooperation strategy
Japan’s Ministry of Defense said on 12 September that it will send Air Self-Defense Force fighter jets to Europe and Canada for the first time. The...
U.S. and India seek progress on P-8I patrol planes after disputes over Indo-Russian arm trades
According to Bloomberg on September 11, 2025, a U.S. Defense Department delegation, accompanied by Boeing executives, is expected in New Delhi next...
Flash Report: U.S. Marine Corps Swaps F-35Bs for F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets in Strategic Japan Rotation
According to information published by the U.S. 1st Marine Aircraft Wing on September 10, 2025, a squadron of U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighte...
Breaking News: Greece considers buying more F-35 fighter jets from the US to keep its air force effective for decades
As reported by Kathimerini on September 12, 2025, Greece is reassessing the modernization of its fighter fleet as the negotiations with the United ...
France deploys Rafale fighters to Poland after Russian drone incursions to send a signal of NATO unity
France has moved a small detachment of Rafale fighters to Poland following reports of drone incursions into Polish airspace earlier in the week. Th...