11/12/2025 Russia recycles Su-57 fighter jet parts for its classified PAK DA stealth bomber  Leaked files published by InformNapalm on November 4, 2025, indicate that Russia is using components derived from the Su-57 fighter jet for its classified PAK DA strategic stealth bomber program. The files describe hydraulic actuators and geared hinges identified as 80RSh115 and 80RSh, two systems that control internal weapon bays while reducing radar visibility. |
11/12/2025 China’s GJ-11 stealth drone flies with J-20 fighter jet in first public display  On November 11, 2025, China marked the 76th anniversary of its air force with the release of a short film titled “Far-Reaching Dreams” showing for the first time its GJ-11 Sharp Sword stealth drone (now renamed Dark Dragon) flying in formation with the J-20 fighter jet and J-16D electronic warfare aircraft. The footage begins with the GJ-11 taxiing out of a hangar, taking off, and joining the two manned aircraft in formation. |
11/12/2025 CCA Moves Force Multiplication & Affordable Mass Closer to Reality  Released videos show little beyond the CCA prototype’s takeoff silhouetted against a sunlit mountain range. But GA-ASI spokesperson C. Mark Brinkley assured that it was more than a Kitty Hawk-style bumping along the terrain: “It went up in the air. It flew for some amount of time. It went up to altitude. It was a true flight.” The flight signified what Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink has called “an inflection point.” |
11/12/2025 Aircraft Carrier Moves Into the Caribbean as U.S. Confronts Venezuela  The Navy’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, moved into the Caribbean region on Tuesday, adding to the capability of the United States to strike boats suspected of carrying drugs or targets on land in Venezuela as the Trump administration weighs further military steps aimed at ousting the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro. |
11/12/2025 Turkish military plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia  A Turkish military cargo plane with 20 people on board crashed in Georgia near the border with Azerbaijan on Tuesday, authorities said, but they gave no immediate confirmation of feared casualties. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and top officials from Georgia and Azerbaijan signaled that at least some of those aboard were believed to have been killed, without providing details. |
11/11/2025 Countering Chinese Satellites: Japan to Build Air Defense Shelter in Okinawa in 2026  The Ministry of Defense of Japan plans to equip air bases with camouflage shelters for aircraft to protect them from detection by satellites. The relevant information was published in the budget request for 2026. According to the document, a shelter for fighter aircraft will be built at the Naha air base on the island of Okinawa, where F-15J/DJ fighters are currently based. |
11/11/2025 Rostec’s Su-57E fighter jet to make Middle East debut at Dubai Airshow 2025 with flying display  Rostec State Corporation will present the Su-57E fifth-generation fighter jet for the first time in the Middle East during the Dubai Airshow 2025, where it will also take part in the official flying display. The aircraft is designed for high manoeuvrability, low radar visibility, and precision engagement, and has already proven its performance in large-scale combat operations. |
11/11/2025 Air Force Fighter Roadmap Projects Slow Growth for F-35 Fleet  The Air Force is projecting relatively limited growth for its main F-35 fleet for the rest of the decade, according to the new fighter roadmap it provided to Congress. That roadmap also calls for the overall fighter fleet to shrink for two more years before starting to grow. |
11/10/2025 The U.S. Has 1 Big Reason For Hiding The F-47 Fighter (And China Knows It)  A central mystery in military aviation is why China constantly shows off its 6th-generation J-36 and J-50 fighters, while the U.S. Air Force’s F-47 NGAD remains top secret. The answer lies in a “PR War.” Chinese developers may be flaunting their aircraft to secure funding in a competitive political system. The U.S., in contrast, feels no need to “show off,” prioritizing the secrecy of its superior technology, such as new adaptive cycle engines and advanced sensor fusion, which form the F-47’s. |
11/10/2025 France uses Mirage 2000D RMV to test combat AI and human-machine teaming  France’s upgraded Mirage 2000D RMV, a mid-life program covering 55 aircraft, is evolving from a straightforward modernization into one of the French Air and Space Force’s most experimental platforms. |