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Aug- 2025 -

15 August

Poland Signs $3.8 Billion Deal With US to Modernize F-16 Fleet

Poland has signed a contract with the US to upgrade its fleet of 48 F-16 C/D Block 52 multi-role combat aircraft to the F-16V Block 72 configuration.

15 August

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Two Indigenous Drones, New Wheeled Tank Prototype Join Taiwan’s Arsenal

Taiwan has introduced two new indigenous drones and a wheeled tank prototype, signaling a bolder push toward self-reliant defense capabilities.

15 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Army Pulls Off ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Drone-on-Drone Takedown

The US Army has demonstrated a “first-of-its-kind” aerial strike: one drone taking down another mid-flight.

15 August

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Ukraine Receives Drones That Listen to Sound to Intercept Enemy UAVs

German drone maker Quantum Systems is supplying Ukraine with its Vector AI unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with a sensor that can “hear” the enemy coming.

14 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Indian Air Force Calls for Extended-Range Missile Development

The Indian Air Force has urged the nation’s top arms development organization to fast-track longer-range missile development amid Pakistan’s increasingly sophisticated arsenal.

14 August

A white Vector reconnaissance drone is seen flying a gray landscape. The drone has the shape of a typical airplane, with a slimmer body and wings. Some areas of the field below have smoke billowing out from what appears to be burning grass. Trees with little to no leaves are dotted around the area.

Inder Singh Bisht

Quantum Systems Unveils Made-in-Ukraine Drone ‘Mothership’

German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems is in the final stages of developing a drone “mothership” in Ukraine known as Sparta.

14 August

A Standard Missile-2 Block IIIA (SM-2 Blk IIIA) interceptor is launched from the USS CARL M. LEVIN (DDG 120) off the coast of Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, as part of Vigilant Wyvern/Flight Test Aegis Weapon System-48, a joint test of the U.S. Navy Program Executive Officer Integrated Warfare Systems and the Missile Defense Agency conducted October 25, 2023.

Inder Singh Bisht

Raytheon Wins US Navy Deal for Upgraded Standard Missile-2

The US Department of Defense has awarded Raytheon a contract for the Standard Missile-2 Block IIICU surface-to-air missile.

14 August

Inder Singh Bisht

British Army Eyes Unmanned ‘Loyal Wingman’ for Apache Fleet

The British Army is looking for an autonomous collaborative platform to support its fleet of Apache AH-64E helicopters.

14 August

Photo of a Tactical Unmanned Aerial System maintainer with 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, conducting final preflight checks during operational tests of the new RQ–7B Shadow Block III system at Fort Bliss, Texas

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Targets New Fleets to Replace Gray Eagle, Shadow Drones

The US Army is preparing to phase out its MQ-1C Gray Eagle and RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial systems under the Army Transformation Initiative.

14 August

Rojoef Manuel

Reinforcement Learning Tech Takes Off in South Korea’s New AI Flight Simulator

The Republic of Korea Air Force has accepted an AI-powered tactical development and flight simulation system — the first in the country to leverage reinforcement learning (RL) technology.

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