MDA announces first wave of Golden Dome SHIELD contractors, topping 1,000 firms
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has selected 1,014 companies to take part in the Scalable Homeland Innovative…
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Lockheed Martin opens new hypersonics integration lab in Alabama
Lockheed Martin has opened a new Hypersonics System Integration Lab (SIL) at its Huntsville, Alabama, campus, a 17,000-square-foot…
Indian Navy sets 2029 for first four Rafale M jets deliveries
The Indian Navy expects to receive the first four of its 26 ordered Dassault Rafale M carrier-based fighters…
Thunderbirds F-16 jet crashes in California, pilot ejects safely
A US Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed on December 3, 2025, during a training mission over…
Electra opens defense unit after hybrid-electric flight tests with US Air Force
US startup Electra has launched a defense division following successful flight tests of its ultra-short takeoff and landing (STOL)…
Archer sets out Miami eVTOL network plans, signs for military-grade rotor tech
Archer Aviation has set out its plans for an electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft network in Miami, connecting major…
Poland seeks EU SAFE backing for Airbus A330 MRTT tanker acquisition plan
Poland has authorized Defense Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz to request financing from the European Union’s…
Daher completes first flight of EyePulse MALE drone demonstrator
Daher has completed the first flight of its EyePulse medium altitude, long endurance (MALE) drone demonstrator, a rapid-turn…
Turkey’s Bayraktar Kizilelma drone completes first BVR air-to-air missile test
Turkey’s Bayraktar Kizilelma unmanned combat aircraft has completed a milestone live-fire trial over the Black Sea, successfully striking…
French senator claims Airbus FCAS shortfalls drove Dassault’s governance push
A French senator has claimed that Airbus Germany failed to produce several technical sub-assemblies for the Future Combat…
Moldova shuts airspace after Russian drones violate territory again
Moldova temporarily closed its airspace late on November 28–29, 2025, after two drones crossed its territory during a…
ArianeGroup completes first launch of France’s new SyLEx suborbital test system
ArianeGroup has carried out the inaugural launch of SyLEx, a new sounding rocket flight test system developed for…
Safran expands India footprint with AMCA engine deal and HAMMER bomb production
Safran has expanded its industrial presence in India with two major agreements covering fighter-jet propulsion and the local…
Data shows F-35 was clear winner over Gripen in Canada’s fighter evaluation
Newly released internal data obtained by Radio-Canada shows that the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II was the overwhelming…
US Air Force reveals rare details of F-35 mission deep inside Iran
The US Air Force has released an unusually detailed account of an F-35A deployment that included escorting B-2…
Boeing wins $2.47 billion USAF contract for 15 more KC-46A tankers
Boeing has been awarded a Lot 12 contract by the US Air Force for 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus…
Dassault and Thales to develop AI for crewed and uncrewed combat aircraft
Dassault Aviation and Thales have entered a long-term strategic partnership to develop “controlled and supervised” artificial intelligence (AI)…
Dutch Air Force fails to intercept unknown drones over Volkel Air Base
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) attempted to shoot down unidentified drones flying over Volkel Air Base (UDE),…