Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Dec- 2025 -

3 December

Brazil's Gripen E aircraft firing a Meteor missile.

Brazil Conducts First Meteor Missile Firings From Gripen E

Brazil has successfully fired the Meteor beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile from its Gripen E fighter aircraft for the first time, marking a major leap in the country’s regional air defense deterrence.

2 December

Officials of Egypt’s state-owned Arab Organization for Industrialization and China North Industries Corporation sign agreement to jointly produce armed drones. Photo: Egypt State Information Service

Rojoef Manuel

Egypt, China Launch Joint Military Drone Production

Egypt’s state-owned Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) and China’s North Industries Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly produce tactical unmanned aerial systems.

2 December

Rojoef Manuel

Austria Finalizes Procurement of $1.7B M-346FA Fighter Jets With Italy

Austria has completed a $1.7 billion purchase of 12 Leonardo M-346FA combat aircraft from Italy.

2 December

CH-47 Chinook, AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk, assigned to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, leaves the airfield of Chièvres Air Base during the Operation Atlantic Resolve, Belgium, Oct. 25, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Pascal Demeuldre)

Rojoef Manuel

US Approves $1B in Saudi Helicopter Support, Training as Kingdom Renews F-35 Push

The US has cleared two potential foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia worth a combined $1 billion, authorizing major helicopter sustainment and aviation training programs as Riyadh presses its long-running bid to buy F-35 fighter jets.

2 December

Mobile Short-Range Air Defense (MSHORAD) system

Jodesz Gavilan

Saab Secures $148M Order From Lithuania for Mobile Air Defense Systems

Saab has secured a third order from Lithuania for its MSHORAD system, reinforcing the nation’s air defense network.

2 December

Anduril’s drone prototype for the US Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, designated YFQ-44A.

Jodesz Gavilan

Anduril Drone Crashes Raise Questions as US Testing Pressures Mount

Anduril’s latest drone crashes during US Air Force testing have intensified scrutiny of the defense tech company’s rapid development claims.

1 December

Rojoef Manuel

Mysterious Purple Cloud Observed After Russian Rocket Test Failure Near Kazakhstan

Russia has suffered a failed missile test near the Kazakhstan border, with the rocket exploding shortly after liftoff and producing a purple plume.

1 December

KF-21 Boramae fighter jet. Photo: Korea Aerospace Industries

Rojoef Manuel

S. Korea Ramps Up Homegrown Fighter Engine Initiatives With New Interagency Task Force

South Korea has formed a government-wide task force to push the development of a locally manufactured engine for next-generation fighter aircraft, according to local media.

1 December

Rojoef Manuel

Netherlands Buys 100 Drone-Hunting Radars to Protect Military Sites, Airports

The Dutch Ministry of Defence has signed a contract to buy 100 drone-detection radars from local manufacturer Robin Radar, accelerating efforts to protect military sites and airports in the NATO country.

1 December