Monatsarchive: June 2025
Activist assault on RAF Voyagers poses difficult questions for UK MoD and government
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been forced to review its base security measures in the wake of an incident in the early...
Operation ‘Midnight Hammer’: perhaps an execution of the inevitable
Commentators might debate the extent to which US President Donald Trump proactively decided to strike against Iran, as opposed to being drawn into it...
Paris Air Show 2025: Parrot unveils ANAFI UKR drone
At the Paris Air Show 2025, French drone manufacturer Parrot unveiled their new ANAFI UKR series of sub 1 kg class quadcopter unmanned aerial...
Paris Air Show 2025: Eurofighter CEO says time has come for a mid-life upgrade
In his inaugural Paris Air Show press briefing on 18 June 2025 Eurofighter CEO Jorge Tamarit Degenhardt signalled that the time has come for...
Paris Air Show 2025: MBDA unveils its One Way Effector
European weapon systems house MBDA debuted its One Way Effector at the 2025 Paris Air Show, held at Le Bourget from 16 to 22...
Paris Air Show 2025: Turkish Aerospace to prioritise T925 as its next helicopter development
Turkish Aerospace is temporarily sidelining the development of its T929 ATAK II heavy combat helicopter to concentrate its efforts on developing the T925: a...
Paris Air Show 2025: Pipistrel Nuuva V300 VTOL cargo UAV makes its debut
Making its public debut at the 2025 Paris Air Show, held in Le Bourget from 16 to 22 June, was the Nuuva V300: a...
Paris Air Show 2025: Embraer celebrates Super Tucano fleet clocking up 600,000 flight hours
At the 2025 Paris Air Show in le Bourget on 19 June Brazil’s Embraer celebrated its A-29 Super Tucano turboprop trainer/light attack aircraft fleet...
![The Xi’an Aircraft Industrial Corporation (XAC) Y-20 entered service with the Chinese military in 2016; the aircraft can be considered the Chinese equivalent of the Boeing C-17. A tanker variant is available, while the Y-20 also provides the basis for the new KJ-3000 AEW&C platform. [Cute Orca Weibo Account]](https://euro-sd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Y-20-China-Kopie-218x150.jpg "Transport aircraft trends: A market overview")
Transport aircraft trends: A market overview
We live in an era where much of the conversation surrounding air force happenings is based around future sixth-generation fighters and collaborative combat aircraft...
Paris Air Show 2025: Boeing considers re-opening C-17 production line
Boeing’s leadership is actively considering a regeneration of the production line for the C-17 Globemaster III airlifter, which finally closed after Boeing delivered its...