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16 December

Concept of a Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) aircraft

L3Harris to Integrate Comms for US Air Force’s $13B Doomsday Program

L3Harris Technologies has signed a subcontract to deliver support services for the US Air Force’s Survivable Airborne Operations Center program.

16 December

Giulia Bernacchi

US Air Force, Northrop Conduct Stand-In Attack Weapon Test From F-16

The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have completed a separation test of the Stand-In Attack Weapon from an F-16.

16 December

1st Lt. Anton King, 75th Fighter Squadron pilot, poses for a photo wearing an HGU-55/P helmet fitted with Hybrid Optical-based Inertial Tracker and day visor Feb. 11, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. The helmet provides A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots a central interface for everything they need, from oxygen supply to communications to flight instruments. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Hayden Legg) (This image was manipulated by merging two photos in Adobe Photoshop.)

Inder Singh Bisht

Collins Elbit Vision Systems’ Zero-G Helmet-Mounted Display Reaches Milestone

Collins Elbit Vision Systems has completed the critical design review for the US Navy’s Zero-G Helmet Mounted Display System+.

16 December

HENSOLDT supplies radars for Rheinmetall air defence systems, including the Skyranger air defence system – pictured here is the variant based on the Boxer vehicle, which is also to be operated by the German Armed Forces. Photo: Rheinmetall

Rojoef Manuel

Hensoldt to Supply Spexer Radars to Rheinmetall

Hensoldt has signed a long-term framework agreement to supply its proprietary Spexer 2000 family of compact, ground-based surveillance radars to Rheinmetall.

15 December

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, board an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Aug. 13, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air-Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexis Ibarra)

Rojoef Manuel

V-22 Osprey Faces Growing Safety Risks After Deadly Crashes, Reports Find

The US has identified longstanding safety, maintenance, and oversight failures in the V-22 Osprey program after fatal crashes have killed 20 service members since 2022.

15 December

Inder Singh Bisht

Netherlands Orders Skyranger Systems Amid Rising Drone Threats

The Dutch Ministry of Defence has contracted Rheinmetall Air Defence to deliver Skyranger air defense systems to the Dutch Armed Forces.

15 December

An Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Multifunction (ARL-M) aircraft being demilitarized in August. The ARL-M was first deployed in 1996 to replace the retiring OV-1D Mohawk aircraft. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army Photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Finalizes Decommissioning of Legacy Spy Planes

The US Army has retired its legacy fleet of aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance turboprops, ending more than five decades of operations.

15 December