Military Aviation News 15 June 2025

F‑35 vs Gripen: Leaked Report and 13,000‑Job Swedish Offer Put Canada’s Fighter Jet Choice Under New Pressure

On November 30, 2025, Canada’s long‑running fighter jet saga hit a new inflection point. A leaked evaluation report showing the F‑35’s overwhelming technical edge over Saab’s Gripen collided with a high‑profile Swedish jobs and investment pitch – and with intensifying

30 November 2025

Turkey’s KAAN Stealth Fighter at a Crossroads: Engine Dependence, Eurofighter Bridge and Rising Export Hopes (24 November 2025)

ANKARA – 24 November 2025 – Turkey’s flagship KAAN fifth‑generation stealth fighter is back in the headlines today, and not just for its technical milestones. A wave of new analysis and reporting is exposing a sharp divide between Ankara’s official

24 November 2025

Arms Exports · Defense Technology · Fighter Jets · International Relations · Military Aviation

Anduril’s Fury (YFQ‑44A) Completes First Flight in 556 Days, Accelerating the Air Force’s CCA Program — What’s New Today (Nov. 10, 2025)

Published: November 10, 2025 Key takeaways Fury is flying — and where it flew The Air Force confirmed Anduril’s YFQ‑44A completed its first flight on Oct. 31 and is now in the flight‑test phase of the CCA program. The sortie

10 November 2025

Aerospace News · Air Force Programs · Defense Technology · Drone Innovations · Military Aviation

Lockheed Martin News Roundup (Oct 1–10, 2025): Defense Giant Navigates New Contracts, Space Ambitions, and Market Momentum

Lockheed Martin Targets Up to 200 F‑35 Deliveries in 2025 as Backlog Hits $179B — What’s New on November 10, 2025

Published: November 10, 2025 Lockheed Martin is pushing for its strongest F‑35 production year yet, with multiple outlets and company disclosures indicating a stretch goal of as many as 200 jets in 2025 as global demand accelerates and the order

10 November 2025

Aerospace · Business News · Defense Industry · Military Aviation · NYSE:LMT · Technology

F‑22 Raptor’s Explosive 2025: Combat Missions, Big Upgrades & a New Lease on Life

In June 2025, F-22 Raptors from the 1st Fighter Wing deployed from Langley AFB to the Middle East as part of Operation Midnight Hammer, joining a strike package of 125 U.S. aircraft including B-2 bombers dropping 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs on

22 July 2025

Combat Missions · F-22 Raptor · Military Aviation · Modernization · NYSE:BA · NYSE:LMT · Upgrades

B-2 Stealth Bomber’s Action-Packed 2025: Secret Strikes, High-Tech Upgrades & Pentagon Drama

March–May 2025: six B-2 Spirit bombers deployed to Diego Garcia to strike Houthi targets in Yemen, marking the bomber’s first combat employment in years. June 21–22, 2025: seven B-2s launched from Whiteman AFB for Operation Midnight Hammer, striking Iran’s Fordow

22 July 2025

B-2 Spirit · Covert Operations · Military Aviation · NYSE:NOC · Pentagon · Upgrades

China’s J-35 Stealth Fighter: Inside the Navy’s New F-35 Rival

The J-35 naval variant traces back to the FC-31 “Gyrfalcon” program, with its first carrier-focused prototype flight in late October 2021 featuring enlarged folding wings, reinforced landing gear, and a catapult launch bar. By mid-2025, evidence indicates the J-35 naval

22 July 2025

China · Defense Industry · Military Aviation · Naval Power · Stealth Technology

2025 Fighter Jet Revolution: New Stealth Fighters, Global Deals, and Sky-High Showdowns

China publicly unveiled the Shenyang J-35 stealth fighter in 2025, with at least two J-35 prototypes seen at the SAC aircraft plant signaling low-rate production and a land-based J-35A variant. An upgraded J-15T naval fighter was revealed, featuring new indigenous

14 July 2025

Aircraft Comparison · Defense Technology · Fighter Jets · Global Security · Military Aviation · NYSE:BA · NYSE:LMT

Sukhoi Su-57: Russia’s Stealth Superfighter Unmasked – Full Specs, Costs, and Rival Showdown

The Sukhoi Su-57 Felon is Russia’s first fifth-generation stealth fighter, developed under the PAK FA program, with the T-50 prototype’s maiden flight on January 29, 2010 and the name Su-57 adopted in 2017. It measures about 20.1 m in length,

16 June 2025

Air Force · Fighter Jets · Military Aviation · Russia · Stealth Aircraft

F-35 Lightnig II Uncovered: Inside the $1 Trillion Stealth Fighter Dominating the Skies

The F-35 is a family of three variants: F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL), F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL), and F-35C carrier-capable version. The aircraft first flew in 2006, with IOC achieved by the F-35B in July 2015, the F-35A

15 June 2025

Aerospace · Defense Industry · Fighter Jets · Military Aviation · NYSE:LMT · Stealth Technology

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