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Jan 06, 2026
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Dec 19, 2025
A review of the major events in 2025 for the defense industry.
Dec 19, 2025
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Jan 06, 2026
The Ukrainian Air Force claims to have shot down around 1,000 Russian cruise missiles and one-way attack drones with its donated F-16s.
Jan 06, 2026
The European Union is to support research and technology efforts on the development of small turbofan engines for CCAs.
Jan 06, 2026
The Pentagon says it has agreed to boost output of Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) interceptors to 2,000 missiles per year.
Jan 06, 2026
Deliveries of the F 35A are expected to begin in 2031, with Full Operational Capability targeted for 2035. The service’s Gripen lease has been extended to 2035 to cover the gap.
Jan 05, 2026
The U.S. military staged one of the most daring, complex and successful military raids in modern history on Venezuela.
Jan 05, 2026
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says it was “unfair” to banish his country from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and has called for Ankara to be readmitted to the project.
Jan 05, 2026
Pakistan has revealed a new conventionally armed air-launched cruise missile with a range of up to 600 km (373 mi.) following a successful test of the weapon.
Jan 05, 2026
Turkish defense electronics company Aselsan says key elements of its Siper 1 long-range air and missile defense system have completed battery acceptance trials.