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L3Harris Receives Contract for South Korea’s Airborne Early Warning Aircraft
L3Harris South Korea AEW&C contractKorean Air will purchase four Bombardier Global 6500 business jets, of which two will be modified with L3Harris’ help and the other two will be modified in South Korea. L3Harris announced on Oct. 20, 2025, it has formally received the contract from South Korea for its next AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft. The […]
Germany Wants 15 More F-35A Lightning IIs
Germany More F-35sGermany has already contracted 35 F-35As, and the additional aircraft would take its planned fleet to 50 airframes. Nearly seven months after German media reported the country’s Minister of Defense Boris Pistorious backing his country’s choice to acquire 35 F-35 Lightning IIs, and vehemently denying speculations about a rethink, Der Spiegel has now reported budgetary […]
First UH-60M Black Hawks for Lithuania Delivered
Lithuania UH-60 Black Hawks DeliveredThe first two of four UH-60M Black Hawks ordered by the Lithuanian Air Force have been delivered following a $213 million order placed in 2020. The Lithuanian Armed Forces released an image via social media on Oct. 19, 2025 showing off two of their new Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters for the first time. Four […]
Sweden Receives First Gripen E
cccccThe first Gripen E has been delivered to the  Skaraborg Wing (F 7), the Swedish Air Force’s Operational Conversion Unit for the type. The first Gripen E of the Swedish Air Force’s has been delivered to the Skaraborg Wing (F 7) at Satenas air base, near Lidköping, on Oct. 20, 2025. The unit is the […]
U.S. Navy Selects GA-ASI to Develop Carrier-Based CCA Design
GA-ASI U.S. Navy CCA DesignGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. confirmed it has been selected by the U.S. Navy for the design of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft, which will be part of the future Carrier Air Wing. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced the award of a contract by the U.S. Navy to develop the conceptual design for […]
British F-35s Face Indian Su-30s and Jaguars During Mock Carrier Attack
F-35 vs Su-30 Exercise KonkanEight Su-30s and four Jaguars faced six F-35Bs during a carrier defense scenario as part of the HMS Prince of Wales’ participation in Exercise Konkan. Indian Air Force (IAF) Su-30MKIs, Jaguar IN maritime strike aircraft and an Il-76 Phalcon airborne radar practiced striking the Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier and the Carrier […]
RAF Protector RG1s Have Begun First Known Overseas Deployment
Activity visible on flight tracking websites reveals that the Royal Air Force’s MQ-9B Protector RG1 has been deployed to RAF Akrotiri as the type ramps up operations to replace the now retired MQ-9A Reaper. At least two Protector RG1s have apparently been deployed to RAF Akrotiri – a UK base within one of the small […]
First Look Inside the Su-57 Felon’s Weapons Bay
Su-57 Open Weapon BayA photo appeared online provides for the first time a look inside the Su-57’s main weapon bays, which so far were only seen closed. We may have our first look inside the aft weapons bay of the Su-57 Felon fifth generation fighter, after an image was shared by the leading Kremlin-aligned Telegram channel ‘Fighter-Bomber’ on […]
Indonesia to Become Next Customer for China’s J-10C Fighter Jet
Indonesia J-10Indonesia has earmarked $9 billion budget that includes the acquisition of J-10C fighters, with officials indicating that the aircraft will be delivered soon, although it remains unclear whether a contract has already been finalized. Indonesia has approved a $9 billion budget to procure China’s Chengdu J-10 single-engine delta-wing fighter, Jakarta’s Minister of Finance Purbaya Yudhi […]
U.S. Air Force Releases Photos Of F-35Bs Escorting B-52s Off Venezuela
F-35B B-52 VenezuelaU.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs armed with live AIM-9X air-to-air missiles, escorted the B-52s during a bomber attack demonstration mission earlier this week. U.S. Air Forces Southern has just released a new set of photographs showing U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II jets escorting a pair of B-52H Stratofortress bombers during a long-range mission off the […]