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Auterion announced the successful live demonstration of a hybrid drone swarm made up of FPV and fixed-wing systems from different manufacturers executing a unified end-to-end kill chain.
Hensoldt is equipping air defence systems from Rheinmetall subsidiary Rheinmetall Air Defence AG with radars from its SPEXER 2000 product family.
Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Finnish Defence Forces to procure AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM missiles from the United States.
Alaskan Command, under U.S. Northern Command, conducted simulated joint maritime strikes during Operation Tundra Merlin on 9 December 2025 in the Gulf of Alaska.
Allied Air Chiefs observed a milestone in European airpower cooperation on 5 December 2025 during a European Air Chiefs Group meeting at RAF Lakenheath.
The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation has signed a contract with Weibel Scientific to supply four XENTA-M5 radar systems for Denmark’s Very Short Range Air Defense capability.
Rheinmetall has received a major new order from the Dutch Ministry of Defence for mobile air defence systems, with the contract value in the triple-digit million euro range.
A B-52 Stratofortress has completed its ferry flight from Boeing’s San Antonio facility to Edwards Air Force Base after receiving a modernised radar under the B-52 Radar Modernization Program.
In October, the Integrated Battle Command System built by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. Army completed a key flight test at White Sands Missile Range.
Hensoldt, Lufthansa Technik Defense and Bombardier Defense have reached a key milestone in the Pegasus airborne surveillance programme as the first aircraft has arrived in Germany.
Northrop Grumman, working with the US Air Force, has completed a separation test of the Stand-In Attack Weapon from an F-16.
The Italian Air Force concluded its flagship special operations exercise “Artiglio 2025” in late November, demonstrating close integration of Special Forces with 4th and 5th Generation air assets.
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