Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Oct- 2025 -

8 October

Jodesz Gavilan

US Navy Taps Kratos for Long-Term AN/SPY-1 Radar Overhaul

The US Navy has contracted Kratos to establish an in-house sustainment program for its AN/SPY-1 radar systems.

8 October

A conceptual image showing a cargo plane with gray colors against a cloudy background. On the top right, a white diagram of the top of the plane

Ethan M. Encarnacion

China Reveals Futuristic Cargo Plane Concept With Blended Wing Design

China’s aerospace industry has unveiled a futuristic cargo aircraft concept that could outsize the country’s current transport fleet.

7 October

An Israeli F-35I Adir assigned to 140 Squadron, Nevatim Air Base, takes off for a mission during Red Flag-Nellis 23-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, March, 23, 2023. Red Flag is an opportunity to build on the success of JUNIPER OAK 23-2, JUNIPER FALCON, and additional combined exercises to enhance interoperability with Israel, strengthen bilateral cooperation, and improve capabilities in ways that enhance and promote regional stability and reinforce the United States’ enduring commitment to Israel’s security. (U.S. Air Force photo by William R. Lewis)

Rojoef Manuel

Australia Under Fire After Scrubbing F-35 Export Details Potentially Tied to Israel

Australia’s Defence Department has quietly removed online information about the country’s role in producing parts for the F-35 fighter jet, prompting claims that the government is concealing its contribution to Israel’s use of the aircraft in Gaza.

7 October

A soldier wearing camouflage fatigues and a green beret is seen holding an unmanned aerial vehicle with one hand. The small gray drone has a simple shape similar to that of high-wing airplanes.

Jodesz Gavilan

Czechoslovak Group Launches AviaNera to Enter Military Drone Market

Czechoslovak Group has launched AviaNera Technologies, a new company focused on developing and producing military drones and propulsion engines in the Czech Republic.

7 October

Ethan M. Encarnacion

South Korea Builds Suicide Drones That Carry Out ‘Salvo Strikes’ on Tanks

Incheon-based Pablo Air has officially entered the defense arena with a suicide drone built to hunt tanks using one-kilogram warheads.

7 October

Jodesz Gavilan

Bulgaria Equips Air Defense Units With IRIS-T Missile System

Bulgaria has begun arming its air defense forces with the IRIS-T missile system, a next-generation German platform set to replace Soviet-era equipment.

7 October

Concept of the Royal Swedish Air Force's Embraer C-390 Millennium transport aircraft

Giulia Bernacchi

Sweden Orders Four C-390 Millennium Aircraft From Embraer

Sweden has acquired four C-390 Millennium aircraft from Embraer, joining a strategic multinational defense partnership.

7 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Royal Navy Pursues Jet-Powered Carrier-Launched Drone to Fly Alongside F-35

The UK Ministry of Defence has sought industry input on a short-takeoff-and-landing Autonomous Collaborative Platform designed for operations from the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.

6 October

A SAMP/T air defense system is seen firing off a ballistic missile from the back of the military truck. Smoke and bright white-red fire can be seen jutting out of the missile as it flies straight upward. The background is a clear blue sky.

Inder Singh Bisht

Thales Launches Serial Production of French SAMP/T Air Defense Radar

Thales has begun serial production of the Ground Fire radar for the French variant of the new Franco-Italian SAMP/T NG air defense system.

6 October

Inder Singh Bisht

US Air Force Taps Tennessee Firm to Develop Fuel-Efficient Drone Engine

The US Air Force has awarded Minco Technologies $13.6 million to develop and demonstrate a next-generation drone engine designed to improve fuel efficiency significantly.

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