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The live-fire test demonstrated the Bayraktar AKINCI PT-7’s ability to accurately deploy multiple laser-guided miniature munitions in a single sortie, confirming the effective integration and operational maturity of the BOZOK and KAYI-30 systems under realistic engagement conditions (Picture Source: Army Recognition / Baykar Technologies) The live-fire test demonstrated the Bayraktar AKINCI PT-7’s ability to accurately deploy multiple laser-guided miniature munitions in a single sortie, confirming the effective integration and operational maturity of the BOZOK and KAYI-30 systems under realistic engagement conditions (Picture Source: Army Recognition / Baykar Technologies)

Türkiye’s AKINCI Drone Demonstrates Precision Strikes with BOZOK and KAYI-30 Smart Munitions

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On 14 December 2025, Baykar Technologies released video footage on its official X account showing the Bayraktar AKINCI PT-7 unmanned combat aerial ...
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Designed to preserve the aircraft’s low-observable configuration, the Joint Strike Missile is an air-launched, long-range precision weapon derived from Norway’s Naval Strike Missile and optimized for internal carriage on the F-35. (Picture source: Kongsberg) Designed to preserve the aircraft’s low-observable configuration, the Joint Strike Missile is an air-launched, long-range precision weapon derived from Norway’s Naval Strike Missile and optimized for internal carriage on the F-35. (Picture source: Kongsberg)

U.S. Air Force awards $240 million contract for Joint Strike Missiles for F-35 fighter jets

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On December 12, 2025, the U.S. Air Force awarded Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a $240.9 million firm-fixed-price contract for Joint Strike Missile ...
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The U.S. Marine Corps has successfully conducted a Pacific test firing of a JAGM missile from an AH-1Z Viper helicopter, confirming the platform’s growing role in maritime strike and sea-denial operations (Picture source: DVIDS) The U.S. Marine Corps has successfully conducted a Pacific test firing of a JAGM missile from an AH-1Z Viper helicopter, confirming the platform’s growing role in maritime strike and sea-denial operations (Picture source: DVIDS)

U.S. Marines AH-1Z Viper Helicopter Tests JAGM Missile To Expand Maritime Strike Role In Pacific

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On December 11, 2025, a U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper assigned to HMLA-267 conducted a live-fire of the AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile during ...
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Finland authorized the purchase of AIM-120D-3 air-to-air missiles from the United States to equip its incoming F-35A fleet, as Helsinki prepares to retire its F/A-18 Hornets and ensure a seamless transition to a modern air combat capability (Picture Source: NATO AIRCOM / U.S. Air Force) Finland authorized the purchase of AIM-120D-3 air-to-air missiles from the United States to equip its incoming F-35A fleet, as Helsinki prepares to retire its F/A-18 Hornets and ensure a seamless transition to a modern air combat capability (Picture Source: NATO AIRCOM / U.S. Air Force)

Finland Authorizes AIM-120D-3 Air-to-Air Missile Order from U.S. for Incoming F-35A Aircraft Fleet

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On December 12, 2025, Finland confirmed a key step in arming its incoming F-35A force, authorising the purchase of AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range...
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China's Jiutian unmanned aircraft, the world’s largest combat drone, functions as a high-altitude drone carrier capable of deploying over 100 autonomous microdrones in coordinated swarm missions. China's Jiutian unmanned aircraft, the world’s largest combat drone, functions as a high-altitude drone carrier capable of deploying over 100 autonomous microdrones in coordinated swarm missions.

China flies Jiutian world’s largest unmanned aircraft designed to deploy 100 drones

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
China has taken a significant step forward in unmanned warfare with the debut flight of Jiutian, the world’s largest unmanned aircraft developed by...
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Pakistan’s upgraded F-16s add Link 16 and Mode 5 IFF with new cryptography, enabling secure real-time targeting and coalition-grade interoperability (Picture source: Wikimedia Commons). Pakistan’s upgraded F-16s add Link 16 and Mode 5 IFF with new cryptography, enabling secure real-time targeting and coalition-grade interoperability (Picture source: Wikimedia Commons).

Pakistan To Modernize F-16 Jet Fleet Under Proposed $686 Million U.S. Foreign Military Sale.

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
The United States has notified Congress of a proposed $686 million Foreign Military Sale to upgrade Pakistan Air Force F-16 Block 52 and Mid Life U...
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 conducted a separation test of Northrop Grumman’s Stand-in Attack Weapon, confirming safe release in flight and supporting its future integration on the F-3 (Pictue Source: U.S. Air Force / Northrop Grumman) A U.S. Air Force F-16 conducted a separation test of Northrop Grumman’s Stand-in Attack Weapon, confirming safe release in flight and supporting its future integration on the F-3 (Pictue Source: U.S. Air Force / Northrop Grumman)

U.S. F-16 Jet Validates Safe Release of Stand-in Strike Weapon in Key Step Toward F-35 Jet Use

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On December 11, 2025, just days after the U.S. Air Force disclosed a new ceiling-value contract intended to accelerate next-generation strike weapo...
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The image of the HH-60G being unloaded at Roosevelt Roads is therefore more than a routine snapshot of cargo handling. It signals the construction of an operational safety net around a forward Caribbean node (Picture Source: U.S. Air Force / Ricardo Arduengo) The image of the HH-60G being unloaded at Roosevelt Roads is therefore more than a routine snapshot of cargo handling. It signals the construction of an operational safety net around a forward Caribbean node (Picture Source: U.S. Air Force / Ricardo Arduengo)

U.S. HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Arrives in Puerto Rico as Caribbean Posture Expands

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On December 11, 2025, U.S. Air Force personnel were photographed unloading an HH-60W rescue helicopter from a C-17 Globemaster III at the former Ro...
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The 30 mm GSh-301 aircraft cannon provides fighter and strike aircraft with a lightweight, high-rate-of-fire internal gun capable of delivering short, accurate bursts against aerial and ground targets at close range, offering an immediate and flexible combat option independent of missile systems (Picture source: Russian MoD). The 30 mm GSh-301 aircraft cannon provides fighter and strike aircraft with a lightweight, high-rate-of-fire internal gun capable of delivering short, accurate bursts against aerial and ground targets at close range, offering an immediate and flexible combat option independent of missile systems (Picture source: Russian MoD).

Behind the Su-35 Fighter: Russia Keeps GSh-301 Cannon Production Moving After 2025 Deliveries

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
Russia’s Kalashnikov Concern says it has completed all 2025 contractual deliveries of GSh-301 30 mm aircraft cannons and has already begun work on ...
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The delivery and ferry flight mark the B-52’s radar upgrade moving from plan to reality, with 2026 testing at Edwards set to prove the AN/APQ-188’s all-weather accuracy, survivability, and reliability (Picture Source: U.S. Air Force) The delivery and ferry flight mark the B-52’s radar upgrade moving from plan to reality, with 2026 testing at Edwards set to prove the AN/APQ-188’s all-weather accuracy, survivability, and reliability (Picture Source: U.S. Air Force)

U.S. B-52 Bomber Starts Trials of New AN/APQ-188 Radar to Enhance All-Weather Performance

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On December 11, 2025, Boeing announced the delivery of the first B-52 Radar Modernization Program flight-test aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for ev...
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General Atomics Gambit is a modular, stealthy unmanned combat aircraft with internal weapons and advanced autonomy, built to fly with manned fighters for air-to-air, strike, and electronic warfare missions in contested airspace (Picture source: General Atomics). General Atomics Gambit is a modular, stealthy unmanned combat aircraft with internal weapons and advanced autonomy, built to fly with manned fighters for air-to-air, strike, and electronic warfare missions in contested airspace (Picture source: General Atomics).

U.S. General Atomics Offers Europe Gambit Combat Drone as Russian Pressure Intensifies

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
General Atomics Europe on Dec. 9, 2025, presented a near-term European variant of its Gambit unmanned combat aircraft in Germany, linking it direct...
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The coastal low-level training flights conducted by the 204th Airlift Squadron show that, behind a single photograph of a C-17 skimming the Molokai shoreline, there is a sustained effort to keep complex, high-risk skills current in an increasingly demanding strategic environment (Picture Source: DVIDS) The coastal low-level training flights conducted by the 204th Airlift Squadron show that, behind a single photograph of a C-17 skimming the Molokai shoreline, there is a sustained effort to keep complex, high-risk skills current in an increasingly demanding strategic environment (Picture Source: DVIDS)

U.S. C-17 Strategic Airlifter Enhances Pacific Airdrop Readiness In Low-Altitude Hawaii Flights

| Defense News Aerospace 2025
On December 1, 2025, a C-17 Globemaster III from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 204th Airlift Squadron traced the coastal cliffs of Molokai at low...
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