Germany’s TDW and STARK validate LION STRIKE 110 warhead in live-fire test on VIRTUS Drone
On 22 December 2025, TDW Gesellschaft für verteidigungstechnische Wirksysteme mbH and STARK announced via their official LinkedIn channels that the...
South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae fighter jet to gain full air-to-ground strike capability by 2027
South Korea’s domestically developed KF-21 Boramae fighter jet will enter full air-to-ground combat service beginning in 2027, significantly earlie...
Spain Orders 18 C295 Tactical Transport Aircraft for Paratrooper Deployment and Pilot Training
On 23 December 2025, Airbus reported that Spain’s Ministry of Defence has ordered 18 C295 transport aircraft to replace the CN235 and C212 fleets u...
LIG Nex1 Leads South Korea’s Domestic Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile Program for KF-21 Fighter Jet
On December 24, 2025, according to BusinessKorea and an official disclosure on Korea’s DART financial reporting system, LIG Nex1 announced that it ...
U.S. Clears $951M AMRAAM ER Missile Sale to Denmark to Boost Regional Air Defense Capabilities
On 22 December 2025, as reported by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to ...
U.S. Army plans to keep UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters flying beyond 2050
On December 19, 2025, the U.S. Army issued a Request for Information to keep the UH-60M Black Hawk in frontline service well beyond 2050, asking U....
Airbus Pushes European Tiger MkIII Helicopter Mid-Life Upgrade into Full-System Integration Phase
On 22 December 2025, Airbus Helicopters announced on LinkedIn that the Tiger Mid Life Upgrade (MLU) programme has moved into a new phase with the a...
U.S. EC-130H Aircraft in Puerto Rico Signals Expanding Electronic Warfare Posture Toward Venezuela
On 22 December 2025, Venezuelan News outlet LaPatilla, citing footage from local plane-spotter “Pinchito Aviation Geek” and videos amplified by OSI...
U.S. Positions Record Number of F-35s in Puerto Rico Amid Intensifying Venezuela Tensions
On December 21, 2025, a photograph taken by Ricardo Arduengo showing 20 F-35 Lightning II fighters lined up at Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in eas...
Portugal Confirms U.S. F-35 as Preferred Fighter Jet to Replace Aging F-16 Fleet
Portugal is taking concrete steps toward a generational shift in its combat aviation, with the Lockheed Martin F-35 emerging as the leading candida...
Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jet Reaches Key 5th-Gen Milestone with New Product 177 Engine Test
On December 22, 2025, the Russian state corporation Rostec announced that the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter successfully completed its first fligh...
Ireland Bolsters Air Corps Fleet with New Dassault Falcon 6X Aircraft for Enhanced Global Reach
On 16 December 2025, the Irish Air Corps took delivery of a new Dassault Falcon 6X “strategic reach” aircraft at Casement Aerodrome, in a press rel...