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Sep- 2025 -

11 September

Air

Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Dives Into Collaborative Combat Trials

In partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force, Boeing has put the MQ-28 Ghost Bat to the test, proving its operational viability.

10 September

Air

HADES will provide transformational increases in speed, range, payload and endurance for Army aerial ISR collection capabilities supporting the joint force. (Photo courtesy Bombardier Defense)

Rojoef Manuel

SNC Accepts Second Bombardier Jet for US Army HADES Spy Plane Program

Sierra Nevada Corporation has received the second Bombardier Global 6500 business jet for conversion into the US Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System aircraft.

10 September

Air

A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon flies a routine mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Feb. 28, 2025. The P-8A Poseidon is the U.S. Navy’s multi-mission maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, conducting long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jackson Manske)

Rojoef Manuel

Singapore Orders Four P-8A Poseidons to Strengthen Maritime, Anti-Submarine Capabilities

Singapore has confirmed the acquisition of four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to replace its fleet of aging Fokker 50s, which have been in service since the 1990s.

10 September

Air

Giulia Bernacchi

Japan, UK, Italy Team Up on Next-Gen Fighter Sensors and Communications

Defense firms from Japan, the UK, and Italy will develop the sensing and communications systems for the Global Combat Air Programme.

8 September

Air

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Joby’s Superpilot Shows Long-Range Autonomy in ‘Landmark’ Exercise

California-based Joby Aviation has taken its Superpilot autonomous flight system through a “landmark” demonstration at the Resolute Force Pacific exercise.

5 September

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon’s F-35 Block 4 Modernization Pushed to 2031 Amid Rising Costs, Oversight Changes

The US Department of Defense faces a new timeline for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s Block 4 modernization, which is now not expected to be finished until 2031 at the earliest, the Government Accountability Office said in a new analysis.

2 September

Air

Artist's rendering of a KC-390 Millennium aircraft over Poland

Rojoef Manuel

Embraer to Showcase KC-390 Millennium Tactical Airlifter in Poland

Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer is promoting its KC-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft to Poland and regional stakeholders at the 2025 International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce.

2 September

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Boeing Drops First Look at F/A-XX Sixth-Gen Fighter, Sparks F-47 Comparisons

Boeing has dropped the first public rendering of its proposed F/A-XX fighter, offering a glimpse at a design that appears to echo elements of the US Air Force’s F-47 combat aircraft.

1 September

Air

A German Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

Germany OKs Procurement of New Eurofighter Typhoon Targeting Pods From Rafael

Germany has approved the purchase of 90 Rafael Litening 5 targeting pods for its Eurofighter Typhoon fleet, aiming to boost its armed forces’ precision strike and reconnaissance capabilities.

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30 August

Air