Aerospace News
Taiwan to receive its first two US MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones in 2026
Taipei officials confirmed the first two General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones are slated for delivery in the third quarter of 2026, followed by...
Greece weighs additional Rafale F4 fighter jets as Türkiye pursues Eurofighter deal
Athens is signaling interest in additional Rafales upgraded to the F4 configuration, according to reporting by Ekathimerini, as defense planners we...
General Atomics’ Gambit 6 drone hints at how future wars could be fought with fewer pilots
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems presented the Gambit 6 unmanned combat aerial vehicle at the International Fighter Conference in Rome on Novem...
Roketsan’s HİSAR-D RF air defense missile scores direct hit in live-fire intercept trial
On 5 November 2025, Roketsan confirmed that its HİSAR-D RF naval air-defence missile scored a direct hit on a low-altitude, sea-skimming target dur...
Egypt continues talks with the US for up to 46 F-15 Eagle fighter jets
As reported by Tactical Report on November 3, 2025, Egypt’s negotiations with the United States for the acquisition of Boeing F-15 Eagle fighter je...
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...