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Poland has officially inducted its first Apache attack helicopters. Three AH-64D Apaches arrived at the 56th Air Base in Inowrocław on 16 June 2025 and the following day an official handover ceremony took place that was attended by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Poland’s deputy prime minister and minister of national defence. The three AH-64Ds are the first […]

Commentators might debate the extent to which US President Donald Trump proactively decided to strike against Iran, as opposed to being drawn into it by the military actions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu. However, a line of causality can nevertheless be drawn from the 7 October 2023 terrorist attacks on Israel all the way […]

At the Paris Air Show 2025, French drone manufacturer Parrot unveiled their new ANAFI UKR series of sub 1 kg class quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The ANAFI UKR builds upon Parrot’s earlier ANAFI USA model, slightly larger, sitting at nearly double the weight, and with expanded capabilities in terms of sensory, navigation and communication […]

In his inaugural Paris Air Show press briefing on 18 June 2025 Eurofighter CEO Jorge Tamarit Degenhardt signalled that the time has come for the Eurofighter to undergo a mid-life update (MLU) programme. Degenhardt noted that Eurofighter’s current Phase 4 Enhancement (P4E) programme is “really a massive development in terms of radar development, avionics, flight […]

European weapon systems house MBDA debuted its One Way Effector at the 2025 Paris Air Show, held at Le Bourget from 16 to 22 June. Developed as a self-funded project in conjunction with an unnamed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturer and players within the French automotive industry, the One Way Effector is intended to be […]

Turkish Aerospace is temporarily sidelining the development of its T929 ATAK II heavy combat helicopter to concentrate its efforts on developing the T925: a twin-engine heavy utility helicopter with a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 12 tonnes. A full-scale mock-up of the T925 was first presented internationally at the Paris Air Show in 2023. With […]

Making its public debut at the 2025 Paris Air Show, held in Le Bourget from 16 to 22 June, was the Nuuva V300: a long-range, large-capacity hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) produced by Textron company Pipistrel. Designed to complete long-range missions with lower fuel consumption and maintenance costs, the Nuuva […]

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 worldwide clocking up 600,000 flight hours. Selected by 22 air forces worldwide, the Super Tucano was developed from the EMB-312 Tucano trainer and first flew on 2 June 1999. Since entering […]

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 last C-17 in 2015. The news emerged at the 2025 Paris Air Show on 17 June during the Q&A session following a briefing involving Turbo Sjogren, vice president and general manager of […]

Airbus announced at the 2025 Paris Air Show, held at Le Bourget from 16 to 22 June, that the French Air and Space Force has declared a full operational capability (FOC) with its fleet of A400M airlifters. “A full operational capability is based on aircraft, but also is about crews, maintenance, training and infrastructure,” Airbus […]

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky business brought its S-97 Raider compound helicopter to the 2025 Paris Air Show, held at Le Bourget from 16-22 June, and talked up its prospects in competing within Europe’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) project. Derived from Sikorsky’s X2 technology demonstrator, the S-97 Raider design features rigid coaxial main rotors and a […]

At the Paris Air Show 2025, General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) unveiled a 1:1 scale model of their YFQ-42A (also known as ‘Gambit 2’) design. This is a single-engined unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the air superiority mission being pitched for the US Air Force (USAF) programme known as Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), […]

MBDA has signed a development contract to equip the Italian armed forces with a very-short-range air defence (VSHORAD) system. The contract was announced on 16 June 2025, on the first day of the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, where MBDA also unveiled that the name of the missile at the core of the system […]

Honeywell announced at the Paris Air Show on 16 June 2025 that Bell Textron has selected a version of Honeywell’s proven 36-150 auxiliary power unit (APU), along with the Honeywell Attune cooling solution, for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA). The 36-150 APU enhances mission readiness and flexibility of aircraft operations by providing a […]

Saab and the French Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) defence procurement agency signed a joint declaration of intent at the Paris Air Show on 18 June 2025 regarding the French acquisition of two GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. The proposed package, which includes ground equipment, training and support, also includes an option […]

The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has selected the C-390 Millennium as its future transport aircraft, manufacturer Embraer announced on 18 June 2025, on the third day of the Paris Air Show. The decision “marks a significant step in enhancing Lithuania’s operational readiness and interoperability within NATO countries and paves the way for the acquisition […]

Brazil’s Embraer announced at the Paris Air Show on 16 June 2025 that Portugal is ordering a sixth KC-390 Millennium airlifter. A contract for the aircraft was signed in front of the gathered press by Bosco da Costa Junior, president and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security, and Portuguese Minister of National Defence Nuno Melo. […]

While the Israeli military attacks on Iranian nuclear and military targets that began in the early hours of 13 June 2025 might have come as a surprise to some – including possibly US President Donald Trump – they can otherwise be regarded as inevitable. Ever since 7 June 1981, when the Israeli Air Force destroyed […]

The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare – AM) officially introduced the Leonardo M-345 jet trainer into service on 12 June 2025. Designated the T-345A in AM service, the M-345 will replace the MB-339 (T-339A) jet trainer, which first entered service in 1979. Now operational with the AM’s 61st Wing at Galatina air base, the M-345s […]

Sweden’s Saab, collaborating with German defence technology company Helsing, announced on 11 June 2025 that it has successfully completed the first three flights with Helsing’s Centaur artificial intelligence (AI) agent integrated into a Gripen E fighter. The flights, which were part of Saab’s ‘Project Beyond’, were conducted on 28 May 2025 and mark a significant […]

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a support and sustainment contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) for logistics and maintenance of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Protector RG Mk1 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) fleet, GA-ASI announced on 9 June 2025. The contract, known as the UK Protector Availability and Support Solution […]