Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Oct- 2025 -

31 October

Final assembly of JF-501 airframe (Finland's first F-35) rolled out of Lockheed Martin Fort Worth facility

Lockheed Martin Completes Final Assembly of Finland’s First F-35

Finland’s first F-35A Lightning II has completed final assembly and been rolled out from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facility in Texas.

30 October

The AW249 Fenice (Phoenix) attack helicopter. Photo: Leonardo

Inder Singh Bisht

Italy Launches Procurement of 29 Additional AW249 Attack Helicopters

The Italian government has launched a parliamentary process to approve the acquisition of an additional 29 AW249 Fenice attack helicopters.

29 October

Jodesz Gavilan

Kratos, South Korea’s KAI Partner to Develop Manned-Unmanned Teaming Tech

US-based Kratos forms a partnership with Korea Aerospace Industries to co-develop advanced manned-unmanned teaming for combat aircraft.

29 October

Giulia Bernacchi

Volatus Aerospace Acquires Advanced Drone Technologies From UK Firm Caliburn

Canada's Volatus Aerospace has acquired a suite of advanced remotely piloted aircraft system technologies from UK-based company Caliburn.

29 October

Rojoef Manuel

Textron Eyes Wichita for M-346N Production Ahead of Navy Trainer Competition

Textron Aviation Defense announced plans to build its Beechcraft M-346N light aircraft in Wichita, Kansas, if it wins the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System competition.

29 October

President Donald Trump rides an aircraft elevator aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a presidential visit while moored pierside on Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Oct. 28, 2025. During his visit, President Donald Trump met with U.S. and Japanese leaders, coined Sailors, and addressed the ship’s crew. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Roselia Garcia)

Rojoef Manuel

Trump Approves First Missiles for Japan’s F-35 Jets, Deliveries Start This Week

US President Donald Trump said he has greenlit the first batch of missiles for Japan’s F-35 fighter jets, confirming the weapons will arrive this week, earlier than planned.

28 October