The AIM-174B missile has reappeared in the Pacific, this time during Northern Edge 2025, a large-scale joint exercise in Alaska centred on new tactics and rapidly proliferating weapons.
Saab has signed a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the delivery of four Gripen E/F fighter aircraft to the Kingdom of Thailand.
Canada and Sweden have pledged to deepen cooperation across aerospace, defence, and advanced technologies.
Ukraine has publicly revealed a new long-range version of its domestically developed cruise missile, known unofficially as the “Long Neptune.”
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A Rafale fighter jet of the French Air and Space Force has been shown locking on to a US F-35A Lightning II and “scoring a kill” during NATO’s multinational Exercise Atlantic Trident 25 in Finland.
India has conducted a successful test of its long-range Agni-5 ballistic missile, the Ministry of Defence confirmed. The launch took place on 20 August 2025 at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha.
Norway is providing around seven billion kroner towards strengthening Ukraine’s air defence, with Germany delivering the systems.
The United States Department of Defense has announced the signing of a production contract with Pratt & Whitney for a new batch of F135 engines for Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft.
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers have returned to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, after completing a two-week deployment in support of Bomber Task Force Europe on 22 August.
On August 21, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of the Colombian National Police crashed during an operation against coca plantations in Antioquia province.
Ukraine has put forward a $50 billion proposal to supply 50 million drones to the United States over a five-year period, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on 20 August.
The Trump administration on Wednesday reaffirmed its opposition to Türkiye acquiring F-35 fighter jets, following renewed congressional pressure over Ankara’s possession of Russian missile defence systems.
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