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Airbus Drone Aliaca Adopts Vertical Takeoff to Expand its Tactical Capabilities at SOFINS
At the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS), held in Bordeaux from April 1 to 3, 2025, Survey Copter, a subsidiary of Airb...
Exclusive: China’s H-6K Bomber Debuts with KD-21 Hypersonic Ballistic Missiles in Historic First
Recent images have surfaced on Chinese Social Network showing a Xi'an H-6K bomber aircraft of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), speci...
Focus | Australia and Canada consider partnering in GCAP future fighter program as US policy changes weaken longtime alliances
As reported by Nicholas Drummond on April 2, 2025, Canada and Australia are showing renewed interest in joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GC...
Flash News: US Escalates Military Posture in Middle East as B-2 Bombers Deploy to Diego Garcia Military Base
According to information released by CNN World on April 2, 2025, the United States Air Force has deployed six B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, a C-17 mi...
Philippines to receive 20 F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jets from the US as confrontations with China grow
On April 1, 2025, the U.S. State Department announced the approval of a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Philippines for twenty F-16 Blo...
Breaking News: Brazil’s Embraer Expands European Footprint with Swedish Acquisition of C-390 Military Transport Aircraft
On April 1, 2025, during the LAAD Defence & Security 2025 exhibition in Brazil, Sweden officially committed to acquiring four C-390 Millennium mult...
France quietly expands the fleet of upgraded Mirage 2000D RMV fighter jets as Ukraine's needs grow
As reported by Laurent Lagneau on March 26, 2025, the French Air and Space Force (Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace, AAE) will receive a total of 50 Mi...
US company Sikorsky turns to export market for its S-97 Raider attack helicopter after US program cancellations
As reported by RID on March 25, 2025, Sikorsky held a demonstration of its S-97 Raider attack helicopter at the Development Flight Center in West P...
Breaking News: US-Japan to Co-Produce AMRAAM Air-to-Air Missiles Amid Rising Threats from China and North Korea
According to information published by the Japanese Press Agency Kyodo News on March 30, 2025, Japan and the United States have announced the early ...
Russian Air Force Receives First Su-35S 4++ Generation Fighter Jets Despite Western Sanctions
According to information published by the Russian Press Agency TASS on March 29, 2025, the Russian United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), a subsidiary ...
Breaking News: US Delivers First F-16V Fighter Jet to Taiwan to Boost Air Defense Against China Threats
On March 28, 2025, U.S. Congressman William Timmons announced the delivery of the first F-16V fighter jet to Taiwan via his official X account, mar...
US Army Commits to Launched Effects to Shape Future of Tactical Autonomous Drones
On March 27, 2025, the US Army announced the selection of three companies to participate in a key demonstration of the Launched Effects – Short Ran...
Denmark Weighs Expanding Its Fleet of US F-35 Fighters Despite Tensions over Greenland
As diplomatic tensions intensify between Denmark and the United States regarding the future of Greenland, an autonomous territory under Danish sove...
Egypt confirms procurement talks for FA-50 light attack aircraft with South Korea are moving forward
As reported by The Korea Daily on March 24, 2025, the Egyptian Ambassador to South Korea, Khaled Abdelrahman, stated that negotiations between Egyp...
Qatar Receives US Approval to Acquire Eight MQ-9B Drones to Enhance Surveillance Capabilities
On March 26, 2025, the U.S. Department of State officially approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar for the acquisitio...
Simulated Trials Mark Initial Step Toward Drone-Helicopter Interoperability for French Army
In February 2025, the French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA), through its Flight Test division, conducted a simulation-based experimental ca...
North Korea tests first IL-76 early warning aircraft to extend surveillance over South Korean airspace
On March 27, 2025, North Korea publicly revealed its first airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft at the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Techn...
Exclusive: Russia Ready To Deploy Okhotnik stealth drone with Su-57 fighter jet in new manned-unmanned strike strategy
Citing recent information from Yuri Koptev, Managing Director of Russian State Defense Company, ROSTEC, the Russian defense aerospace industry cont...
Raytheon conducts first helicopter launch of new Coyote LE SR unmanned aerial system
On March 26, 2025, Raytheon, part of RTX Corporation, conducted the first recorded launch of the Coyote LE SR counter-drone system from a helicopte...
Analysis | Why the Milkor 380 UAV could change how South America secures its skies and borders
On March 26, 2025, the South African company Milkor announced that the Milkor 380 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be featured at LAAD 2025 in Ri...