DSEI: Dedrone solutions for the fight against drones 12/09/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli Multiple vehicles on the DSEI floor, at multiple stands, have one thing in common: a compact antenna which is none other than the Dedrone On-the-move… [leggi la notizia]

Avio Aero, Rolls-Royce and IHI launch GCAP propulsion consortium 10/09/2025 | EDITORIAL TEAM A new consortium has officially been established by Rolls-Royce (UK), Avio Aero (Italy) and IHI (Japan) to develop the next-generation propulsion system for the core… [leggi la notizia]

New G2E consortium to deliver GCAP core platform’s sensing and communications suite 09/09/2025 | EDITORIAL TEAM The opening day of London’s DSEI 2025 saw the official launch of GCAP Electronics Evolution (G2E), a new consortium tasked with developing the advanced sensing… [leggi la notizia]

DSEI 2025: MBDA unveils its latest developments 09/09/2025 | Eugenio Po (Reporting from London) During the DSEI exhibition, which opened today, Tuesday, September 9, at the ExCel exhibition center in London, MBDA presented numerous innovations. The most interesting is… [leggi la notizia]

Su-57 procurement problems: missing pods and rising costs 08/09/2025 | Andrea Mottola The Su-57 is said to be the most advanced fighter jet in the Russian Air Force. Back in the fall of '22, the Author had… [leggi la notizia]

Boeing releases first image of its proposal for the US Navy's F/A-XX program 03/09/2025 | Francesco Bossi Boeing has released a computer-generated image of its proposal for the US Navy's F/A-XX fighter jet. Even though it is only a conceptual rendering, it… [leggi la notizia]

Beechcraft M-346N, the ‘American’ M-346 to train US Navy pilots 31/07/2025 | CAROLINA PAIZS As part of the partnership between Textron Aviation Defense and Leonardo for the Undergraduate Jet Training System (UJTS) programme, it has been announced that the… [leggi la notizia]

GA-ASI demonstrates CCA integration in air combat scenario using MQ-20 AVENGER 23/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed a new, key demonstration on July 8 when one of its MQ-20 AVENGER jet-powered, low observable, uncrewed aircraft… [leggi la notizia]

BAE offers some info on the progress of the UK GCAP demonstrator in build 22/07/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli During RIAT, BAE Systems has released a new computer graphic image of the national demonstrator being built on the way to the Global Combat Aircraft… [leggi la notizia]

China’s J-35 fighter is moving closer to entering service 22/07/2025 | Lisa Tomé A recent photo, probably posted on the Chinese website Weibo, shows two 5th generation J-35 fighter jets with visible construction numbers (0011 and 0012), suggesting that… [leggi la notizia]

Dutch and Norwegian F-35s will deploy to Poland to secure military shipments to Ukraine 09/07/2025 | TOMMASO MASSA The Ministries of Defence of the Netherlands and Norway have jointly announced that their respective Air Forces will deploy a contingent of F-35 fighter jets… [leggi la notizia]

ANATOLIAN EAGLE 2025: operational lessons from Ukraine and the Middle East, with Turkish industry at the forefront 07/07/2025 | Marco Messalla The ANATOLIAN EAGLE air exercise concluded last week at the Turkish air base of Konya, with a focus on air defence and Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T).… [leggi la notizia]

Embraer delivers first 4 A-29 SUPER TUCANO aircraft to the Paraguayan Air Force 01/07/2025 | Carolina Paizs On 30 June, Embraer delivered the first 4 A-29 SUPER TUCANO aircraft to the Paraguayan Air Force. The platforms were acquired under the contract signed… [leggi la notizia]

Ukraine conducts first operational tests of indigenous glide bombs 30/06/2025 | Francesco Bossi More than two years after Russian glide bombs first appeared on the Ukrainian battlefield, the Ukrainian Air Force has successfully carried out its first operational… [leggi la notizia]

UK to acquire 12 F-35A fighters 25/06/2025 | Massimo Annati The Starmer government has officially announced the decision to purchase one squadron of 12 F-35A fighter jets, which will complement the existing fleet of F-35Bs.… [leggi la notizia]

French UAVs at PAS: ambitious plans, cloudy skies ahead 24/06/2025 | Giulia Tilenni As expected, UAVs played a prominent role at the Paris Air Show (PAS) that took place at Le Bourget last week. In line with the… [leggi la notizia]

France selects Saab’s GLOBAL EYE AEW&C aircraft 19/06/2025 | Georges France Yesterday, during the 2025 Paris Air Show, Saab and the French defence procurement agency DGA signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the acquisition by… [leggi la notizia]

“Unleashing American Drone Dominance”: Trump executive order to accelerate drone efforts 18/06/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On 6 June, President Trump signed an Executive Order that is meant to accelerate the US investment in drones for both civilian and military purposes.… [leggi la notizia]

USAF E-7 WEDGETAIL program at risk of cancellation, E-2 HAWKEYE considered as a possible stopgap 16/06/2025 | Gabriele Molinelli On June 11, the Senate Appropriations Committee questioned Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. John… [leggi la notizia]

General Atomics to build hybrid-electric drone 29/05/2025 | Franco Lazzari The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded General Atomics a $100 million contract to develop a new generation drone with hybrid-electric propulsion and ducted… [leggi la notizia]