US NAVAIR Tests JDAM LR Turbojet and Wing Assisted Kit
US NAVAIR announced the air launch tests of its JDAM LR guided bomb using a small turbojet engine to significantly extend the range to sustain level flight.
navair News
Air
Weapon / Missile
Navy / Maritime
Air
Weapon / Missile
USN NAVAIR Looks for New Dual-Role Anti-Radiation Missile
The US Navy’s NAVAIR has published an RFI for a new anti-radiation missile with a longer range and the capability to engage enemy AEW&C within two years.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Ukrainian AAM-Armed USVs’ Next Victim a Russian Fighter?
A Ukrainian USV armed with the R73 air-to-air missile shot down a Russian Su-30 multirole fighter, according to reports from Ukrainian Telegram channels.
Weapon / Missile
NAVAIR Officially Reveals AIM-260 JATM BVRAAM’s Design
In a recently published document, NAVAIR unveiled the design of the AIM-260 JATM beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, set to succeed AIM-120 AMRAAM.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
GA-ASI Tests Dispensing Sonobuoy from the MQ-9B
General Atomics conducted Sonobuoy Dispensing System (SDS) testing on the MQ-9B Sea Guardian with the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on February 27, 2024.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Aerosonde UAV Takes Off from Independence-class LCS
Textron’s Aerosonde UAV, developed for ISR missions, has taken off from USS Savannah (LCS-28), the Independence-class LCS.
Logistics
Air
U.S. Awards Amentum to Keep F-16 Adversary Fleet on Duty
The U.S. Navy has awarded Amentum Company a $818M contract for maintaining and providing logistic support for the F-16 Adversary fleet.
Air
Unmanned Systems
An Unmanned Tanker Refuelled a Stealth Aircraft
The Boeing prototype MQ-25A T1 unmanned carrier tanker refuelled an F-35C Lighting II as part of early testing for the program,
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 12:00 Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drone venture - Reuters reported that Italy has conditionally approved the Leonardo–Baykar joint venture to produce...
- 12:00 USNI looks at Türkiye’s defence-industrial rise through EFES 2026 - USNI News used the EFES 2026 exercise to examine how Türkiye is linking operational military activit...
- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence reporting keeps focus on KAAN’s next prototype phase - International defence coverage continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s target for the first ‘true...
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
