U.S. Air Force Declares Its First CCA Squadron Operational
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Allvin announced that an Experimental Operations Unit for CCA testing was given an operational squadron status.
USA News
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
Arleigh Burke Flight IIA Set to Receive the SPY-6 Radar
Raytheon announced the deal for SPY-6 AESA radar family, which includes the upgrade of Arleigh Burke Flight IIA destroyers by the radar’s integration.
Air
Logistics
Turkiye Weighs MRTT and KC-46A to Replace KC-135 Fleet
Turkiye is looking at Airbus MRTT and Boeing KC-46A tankers to replace its refuelling fleet. The decision will be based on operational and political concerns.
Weapon / Missile
Norwegian Personnel Take Over GBU-53/B’s Guidance in Test
During the Jotun Strike military exercise, Norwegian soldiers took over the guidance of a GBU-53/B bomb launched by a USAF F-15E fighter through a data link.
Engine and Transmission
Logistics
TEI wins $67.5M U.S. Navy contract for LM2500 maintenance
Turkish engine maker TEI secures a new deal with the U.S. Navy to maintain LM2500 power turbine modules, reinforcing its role in naval propulsion support.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
DSEI 2025: Railgun Developments Return to the Scene
General Atomics and Japan’s ATLA have put their concepts of railguns adapted for use as naval guns during the DSEI 2025 defence exhibition held in the Japan.
Weapon / Missile
Tests of Barrett’s MARS 30 mm Grenade Launcher Begin
Barrett’s new MARS 30 mm magazine-fed grenade launcher was developed for the U.S. Army’s requirements for a ‘precision grenade launcher’ and was seen in tests.
Weapon / Missile
Trump Announces 'Golden Dome' Missile Defence Shield Project
The US plans a massive layered system to counter global missile threats, including hypersonic and space-based attacks as Trump announces it as 'Golden Dome'.
Air
Engine and Transmission
Sensors
F-35 Lightning II JPO Teases F-55 on Veterans’ Day Poster
F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office teased the F-55, the twin-engine variant of F-35 announced by President Donald Trump, on its Veterans’ Day poster.
Air
U.S. Army Targets MV-75 Tiltrotor Delivery Year as 2028
The U.S. Army is planning on the first deliveries of the MV-75 (Formerly V-280) tiltrotor aircraft developed within the scope of the FLRAA programme in 2028.
Unmanned Systems
The U.S. sends out the RQ-4B Global Hawk above the Black Sea
Euronews claims that the U.S. sent an RQ-4B Global Hawk Surveillance UAV to the Black Sea after failed talks between Russia and Ukraine to end the war.
Bilateral Relations
President Trump Announces Major Defence Contract with Qatar
U.S. President Donald Trump announced defence contracts worth $42 billion and an investment worth $10 billion on the Al Udeid Air Base were signed with Qatar.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Trump Announces the Development of F-55, a Twin-Engine F-35
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the development of a twin-engine derivative of the F-35 JSF, titled F-55, during his speech in Qatar’s capital, Doha.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Approves AIM-120C-8 and AIM-9X Sale to Turkiye by FMS
DSCA announced the approval of 53 AIM-120C-8 BVRAAMs and 60 AIM-9X Block II WVRAAMs to Turkiye for an estimated cost of $304.1 million by the State Department.
