AIM-174B Long-Range BVRAAM in Northern Edge 2025 Exercise
The U.S. Navy has fielded the AIM-174B long-range BVRAAM on a F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter during the Northern Edge 2025 joint exercise held in Alaska.
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Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Navy / Maritime
Air
SNC Unveils Twin-Engine Freedom Jet for US Navy Trainer Bid
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has introduced its twin-engined Freedom jet trainer as a contender to replace the US Navy’s ageing T-45 Goshawk fleet.
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
Unmanned Systems
USMC’s MQ-72C Cargo UAV Demonstrator Flies Autonomously
MQ-72C Aerial Logistics Connector’s demonstrator for USMC, developed in a cooperation between Airbus and Shield AI, performed its first autonomous flight.
Air
Logistics
Sikorsky Starts Assembling Israel’s CH-53K Pere Fleet
U.S. Sikorsky has started assembling 12 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters. The helicopters will be delivered in 2028 to replace the previous Yas'ur fleet.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Country
U.S. Accused of Embedding Trackers in AI Chip Exports
Reuters reports U.S. embeds hidden tracking devices in AI chip shipments to enforce export curbs, while Türkiye secures privileged access through Taiwan deal.
Air
Modernisation
Poland to Modernise 48 F-16s under $3.8bn upgrade deal
Poland and the United States have struck a $3.8 billion deal to upgrade Poland's 48 F-16C/D Block 52+ fighter planes to the more modern Viper configuration.
Navy / Maritime
MV-22B Tiltrotor Becomes an ASW Asset for the USMC
USMC has started using its MV-22B tiltrotor aircraft to drop sonobuoys to support ASW missions in Indo-Pacific with a longer range than the MH-60R Seahawk.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
USN F/A-18E Super Hornet Spotted with an Unknown Pod
A DVIDS photo showing an F/A-18E Super Hornet of the U.S. Navy includes an unknown pod that has a similar design to a previously spotted pod on an F-22.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
USN Installs Jet-Powered Anti-Drone Munitions on Destroyers
The USN is installing Coyote Block 2 and Roadrunner-M jet-powered loitering munitions, mainly intended for use against UAVs, on its CSG-assigned destroyers.
Navy / Maritime
Air
India drops P-8I Poseidon purchase over US tariffs
India has called off its agreement to acquire six more P-8I Poseidon maritime patrol planes from Boeing for $2.42 billion in response to new US tariffs.
Regional / Strategy
Azerbaijan, Armenia sign US-brokered peace in Washington
Aliyev and Pashinyan sign a deal at the White House that reopens the Zangezur transportation corridor and promises to end decades of warfare in the Caucasus.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Northrop Grumman Gives a Peek into Its F/A-XX Submission
Northrop Grumman has shared a rough rendering of its submission for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX fighter programme after years of silence on the programme’s state.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Spain Drops F-35B along with Carrier-Based Fighter Plans
Madrid will phase out its AV-8B+ Harrier jets without F-35B replacement, leaving Spain without carrier-based fixed-wing aviation for at least a decade.
Air
Bilateral Relations
India Cancels F-35 Fighter Talks in Response to Tariffs
India has informed the U.S. that it is no longer considering the acquisition of F-35 fighter jets after the declaration of a 25% tariff on Indian products.
