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The high-speed uncrewed test aircraft performed its first flight at Edwards AFB, just a year after the launch of the development. Hermeus, a U.S. company aiming to develop hypersonic aircraft quickly and cost-effectively, flew for the first time its uncrewed Quarterhorse Mk 1 test aircraft last week, said the company on May 27, 2025. The […]

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Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets are taking part in the Baana 25 exercise underway in Finland. The Royal Netherlands Air Force joined this year’s edition of the Baana highway exercise in Finland, deploying a number of F-35A Lightning II jets. The 5th generation aircraft are taking part to highway operations alongside […]

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Americas Raytheon won a $18 million deal that provides non-recurring engineering in support of providing a comprehensive and cost-effective redesign of the Tomahawk Fin Controller Electronics Unit Circuit Card Assemblies, as well as addressing parts obsolescence for the Navy and Foreign Military Sales customers. Work is expected to be completed in August 2028. This order was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. Northrop Grumman won an $8.3 million deal for the procurement of 50 rudders in support of the F/A-18 aircraft. The delivery order does not include an option period. All work will be performed in El Segundo, California, and work is expected to be completed by December 2027. NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity. Middle East & Africa Iran has pulled the curtain back on three new combat drones: Homa, Dideban, and Shahin-1, each designed to bolster its growing fleet of domestically built unmanned systems. Revealed at a drone base in southeastern Iran, the trio adds new capabilities ranging from vertical take-off to kamikaze strikes and electronic warfare. Homa is a VTOL drone that can climb to 12,000 feet (3,657 meters) and is fitted with night vision gear. […]

South and Central America are at the core of Xi Jinping's new global security initiative, as the Chinese leader deploys a broad and profound strategy to infiltrate Washington's backyard and diminish US influence. [...]

French President Emmanuel Macron's strategic adviser, Xavier Chatel de Brancion, has been following every step in Poland's submarine programme Orka for the acquisition of four new submarines for the Polish navy. Warsaw is expected to have chosen a bidder by [...]

Donald Trump has announced plans to secure the United States with his "Golden Dome" missile defence project. But far from [...]

Mere months after being appointed in late 2024 as the internal security attaché to the French embassy in Moscow, Thierry [...]

The company may not yet have announced it publicly, but the main interested party has already informed the British authorities [...]

SpaceNews dropped a bombshell regarding the potential 2026 budget under the Trump administration in the middle of 2025's GEOINT symposium: [...]

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Looking more like a killer than a speedster, the large twin-engine jet built to sweep skies clear of enemy MiGs and deliver large payloads of bombs would also record many “firsts.” Overachiever from the Beginning Out of a requirement for an all-weather fleet defense interceptor, McDonnell Douglas developed the XF4H-1 twin-engine two-seat test aircraft. In […]

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Less than a year after the first deliveries, the RNLAF completed the transfer of the last of the 24 F-16s promised to Ukraine, which will reach the country after a stop in Belgium. The Netherlands’ Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans revealed in the Dutch talk show WNL op Zondag on May 25, 2025, that the country […]

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A seven-ship dissimilar formation with B-2A, B-1B, B-52H, F-22A, F-15C, F-16C and A-10C showcased the Air Force’s capabilities at the Air and Sea Show in Miami Beach. In a ceremonial flypast during the Hyundai Air and Sea Show in Miami Beach, Florida, on May 24, 2025, the U.S. Air Force unveiled a first-of-its-kind ‘tri-bomber/fighter dissimilar […]

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Americas Mass Virtual Inc. has launched an extended reality (XR) solution at Fort Bliss to optimize the training of US Army aerial intelligence units. The project covers the installation of the Florida-based company’s proprietary MassXR simulator, which provides “high-fidelity” and “repeatable” virtual lessons on the operation and sustainment of critical sensors and surveillance aboard an aircraft. It’s now part of the Virtual Aerial Systems Trainer (VAST) program, which trains future aircrews for ATHENA and HADES surveillance aircraft. The US Air Force is bringing cutting-edge helmet display technology to its veteran fighter fleet, announcing a contract with Thales for Scorpion Helmet Mounted Display systems for active duty F-16s. This latest procurement through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) completes a multi-year effort to standardize advanced helmet displays across all service branches, having previously introduced the technology to Air National Guard and Reserve units. Middle East & Africa Thales has inked a strategic cooperation agreement with the Tawazun Council to produce its Ground Master air surveillance radars in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Signed during the “Make it in the Emirates 2025” event, the deal supports the UAE’s initiative to boost domestic defense manufacturing and international exports while reinforcing national defense capabilities. The future production facility, […]

From early April until the end of June, the UK Home Office's Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) is testing a [...]

According to sources close to the Indonesian Air Force, the latter has given its approval for the purchase of a fleet [...]

France - Former figures from intelligence dine at SenateAfter lectures by Arnaud Danjean, an ex-French MEP (Les Républicains) who formerly [...]

On his return in mid-May from another trip to Ukraine, where he accompanied the former CIA director and key proponent [...]