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UK reveals design of supersonic demonstrator for next-generation fighter

07/18/2025

BAE Systems has released the first image of the UK’s Combat Air Flying Demonstrator, marking a key milestone for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), the joint effort by the UK, Italy and Japan to develop a sixth-generation fighter by 2035.

An F-35 stealth fighter has been stuck in a country not cleared to access the tech for over a month

A UK F-35 stealth fighter jet has been stuck for more than a month in India, a country that isn't part of the program and does not have access to the plane's advanced tech and capabilities. The stealth fighter landed on June 14 at Thiruvananthapuram airport in the state of Kerala, where it was diverted after it ran into bad weather in the Indian Ocean. An engine issue then prevented the jet from returning to the Royal Navy's flagship carrier.

The F-35 Stealth Fighter’s Battle For Canada: The Final Verdict Is Coming

After a quarter of a century, Canada is now moving into the most critical phase in the process of acquiring new fighter jets – a process in which some major decisions have already been made, but in which the most crucial choices have yet to be made.

General Atomics partners with German affiliate to develop European YFQ-42A fighter derivative

Uncrewed aircraft manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) plans to offer a European-made variant of its prototype uncrewed fighter jet. The San Diego-based company on 17 July said it will partner with a General Atomics aerospace affiliate in Germany to build a derivative of the YFQ-42A autonomous fighter being developed for the US Air Force.

104 Kills & Never Shot Down! U.S. To Permanently Deploy Its “EX-Traordinary” Fighter Jets To Guard Taiwan Strait

Before their first permanent overseas deployment, the latest variant of the cutting-edge fighter jet, the F-15EX Eagle II, reached Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, for a visit. The first operational deployment of the Eagles in the Indo-Pacific has been made as the Taiwan Strait is turning into a potential flashpoint.

The ‘Eagle’ Has Landed: Why The F-15EX’s Arrival In Japan Is A Big Deal

The U.S. Air Force has taken a step toward modernizing its forward-deployed airpower in the Pacific, sending two of its newest F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. The aircraft arrived on July 12 for training exercises aimed at integrating the advanced jets with local units stationed at the base.

Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder Block III Fighters Arrive in the United Kingdom to Take Part in RIAT 2025

As part of its participation in the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2025, which will begin on July 18, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has deployed a significant detachment of aircraft, including two JF-17C Thunder Block III fighters, which have recently arrived in the United Kingdom.

‘There’s a bit of a queue forming’: how UK firms are enticing buyers for the next generation of fighter jets

In a factory on the banks of the River Ribble in Lancashire, robot arms stand on a floor striped with glowing lights. They will hold the tail fin for a test model for the UK’s next generation fighter jet, which is intended to fly for the first time in 2027. The jet, known as Tempest, will act as a symbol of Britain’s hopes to remain a top-tier military nation and keep alive more than a century of building military aircraft.

Manila, Seoul elevate defense ties with combat aircraft acquisition

The Philippines will buy 12 South Korean-made FA-50 Block 70 light combat aircraft under a $700 million agreement that will double Manila’s FA-50 fleet and boost the nations’ defense ties. The acquisition marks “a significant enhancement to the country’s air defense capabilities and aligns with the DND’s [Department of National Defense] comprehensive archipelagic defense concept,” the DND said in mid-June 2025, referring to a strategy prioritizing territorial defense and national sovereignty.

Air Force Working Around Problem With Aerial Refueling Aircraft

- 07/16/2025

BAE Systems confident in winning up to 150 Typhoon fighter jet orders from export markets

- 07/16/2025

Canada Eyes Fighter Drone Fleet to Support F-35 Jets

- 07/16/2025

F-15EX Arrives In Japan For The First Time As Part Of Massive Pacific Exercise

- 07/16/2025

Chances of partner joining UK-Italian-Japanese fighter jet project diminishing, BAE executive says

- 07/16/2025

Low-Altitude Strike: MiG-29 Destroys Russian Drone Command Center

- 07/15/2025

The U.S. Air Force Begins Using Its A-29C Super Tucanos to Train New Test Pilots

- 07/14/2025

U.S. expands sixth-generation aircraft development with B-21 Raider and F-47 fighter

- 07/14/2025

Poland launches fighter jets amid Russian airstrike on Ukraine

- 07/13/2025

Russian fighter jet exports have collapsed: Here’s why its biggest customers have walked away

- 07/13/2025

China’s Secret J-35 Stealth Fighter Factory Revealed On State TV

- 07/13/2025

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