Defense

The top U.S. officer in the Pacific says Russia has reached an agreement with North Korea to send MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter aircraft to Pyongyang.

The House and Senate Armed Services Committees have released the compromise fiscal 2025 defense policy bill, which remains under a required spending cap despite efforts from some key lawmakers to raise the spending ceiling.

The U.S. Defense Department is funding an uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) laser power-beaming development project.

The Ukrainian government has revealed production plans for two long-range drone missiles, highlighting a campaign to strengthen the national defense industry.

Portugal’s EEA Aircraft and Maintenance is selecting suppliers for the country’s first indigenously produced aircraft, naming Akaer as structures supplier.

Australia has shortlisted the Lockheed Martin PrSM and the Kongsberg NSM to form the country’s second long-range fires regiment.

The test firing of the MBDA Meteor took place in Lossiemouth, Scotland, to take advantage of the available airspace over the Atlantic, the Luftwaffe said.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

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JOBY completed eVTOL maintenance training program with USAF.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has signed a classified strategy document designed to unify the military’s efforts to counter uncrewed systems.

The first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for a former Warsaw Pact country has made its initial flight.

The U.S. Air Force will postpone decisions about the future of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program until beyond year-end.

Nigeria’s Air Force will receive 12 ex-French Air Force Alpha Jet trainers as part of its growth in capacity to deal with Islamic extremism.

The UK Royal Air Force has begun kitting out the new fleet of Boeing MH-47G Block II Chinooks it has on order.

The European Union (EU) should take a “big bang” approach to meeting defense capability needs, says Andrius Kubilius, the bloc’s Defense and Space commissioner.

With Hawk engine issues snagging the UK Royal Air Force’s pilot training pipeline, the service could soon seek a replacement.

Crucial milestones in the development of the next-generation combat aircraft are imminent.

EMBRAER has R$147m million contract with Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (Finep) to continue development of the SABER M200 Multimission radar, with IFF system, for medium-altitude air defense, surveillance and military aircraft.

EMBRAER has Brazilian Air Force contract to expand capabilities of C-390 Millennium platform to include ISR missions, with focus on Maritime Patrol.

President-elect Donald Trump’s push to select relative outsiders for top Pentagon positions continues with his selection of Daniel Driscoll to lead the Army as its top civilian.

Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force have agreed to deepen studies of a surveillance variant of the C-390 to focus on maritime patrol, the company said Dec. 3.

An F-35 has off-boarded data to a non-U.S. command and control system for the first time in testing by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works and the UK Royal Air Force.

The German Air Force and Army have agreed to create a joint helicopter brigade to bolster the country’s ability to meet NATO operational demands.