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4 August

Air

Electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi. Photo: Joby Aviation

L3Harris, Joby Partner on Manned-Unmanned VTOL Aircraft for Defense Missions

L3Harris Technologies has partnered with Joby Aviation to develop a next-generation vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) defense aircraft with human-machine hybrid piloting technology.

Jul- 2025 -

31 July

Air

The M-364N aircraft. Photo: Textron Aviation Defense

Rojoef Manuel

Textron, Leonardo Pitch M-346N as Next US Navy Trainer Jet

Textron and Leonardo have teamed up to offer the Beechcraft M-346N light aircraft for the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System program.

28 July

Air

250701-N-DG679-1010 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (July 1, 2025) Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) inducted its first two T-45 Goshawks into the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) production line, just 13 months after the Navy identified the requirement. The Goshawk is the primary tandem-seat jet trainer used by the Navy and Marine Corps for pilot carrier qualification. (U.S. Navy Photo by Toiete Jackson)

Rojoef Manuel

First US Navy T-45 Trainer Aircraft Begin Life Extension

The US Navy Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) has placed its first two T-45 Goshawk aircraft in a life extension program.

28 July

Americas

Joint Airborne Multi-mission, Multi-sensor System (JAMMS) aircraft

Christine Casimiro

L3Harris, ELT Group Partner to Build Multi-Sensor Test Facility Outside US

US firm L3Harris and Italian electronic defense systems company ELT Group have teamed up to establish the first intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance multi-sensor test facility in Italy.

25 July

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Turkey, Spain Deepen Military Ties With Hürjet Training Aircraft Agreement

Turkish Aerospace Industries has signed an agreement with Airbus to formalize the export of Ankara’s Hürjet indigenous trainer aircraft to Spain.

25 July

Air

Ethan M. Encarnacion

KAAN Fighter Jet to Get Advanced Decoys That Flood Enemy Radars With False Targets

Turkish firm Electronic Warfare Systems Engineering is set to equip the upcoming KAAN fighter jets with “next-generation” tools to boost their survivability against advanced radar and drone threats.

24 July

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Belgium Buys 11 More F-35 Fighter Jets

Belgium has announced the purchase of 11 additional F-35 combat aircraft as part of the country’s latest defense strategy.

24 July

Air

220810-N-WU964-1044 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 10, 2022) Cmdr. Edmund Poynton, commanding officer of the Tigertails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 lands on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in an E-2D Hawkeye after a change of command ceremony, in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 10. During the change of command ceremony Cmdr. David Wiltshire transferred command of VAW 125 to Poynton. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dallas A. Snider)

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Wins Production Support Contract for Japanese Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft

The US Department of Defense has awarded Northrop Grumman a $140.8-million contract to advance the production of five E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes for Japan.

23 July

Air