Rafale F5 to Carry 18 Smart Cruiser Missiles for SEAD
Rafale F5 restores France’s long-lost SEAD role with 18 Smart Cruiser missiles, bridging a post-Cold War gap in suppressing advanced enemy air defences.
SEAD News
Air
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Expo and Air Show
T129 ATAK Shown in TEKNOFEST 2025 with RF Jammer Pod
During TEKNOFEST 2025, held in Northern Cyprus, TUSAŞ’s T129 ATAK attack helicopter was exhibited with an under-wing RF jammer pod for the first time.
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Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB2 Flies with ASELSAN's ANTIDOT 2-U/S ESM Pod
Baykar’s Bayraktar TB2 UAV has gained a new capability in the electronic warfare field with the integration of ASELSAN’s ANTIDOT 2-U/S electronic support pod.
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USAF Deploys its First EA-37 Electronic Attack Aircraft
US Air Force’s first EA-37 Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft is deployed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
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Poland Acquires 360 AGM-88G AARGM-ER as US DSCA Approves
The State Department's DSCA has approved a $1.275 billion Foreign Military Sale for Poland, including 360 AGM-88G AARGM-ER. Total budget is $1.275 billion.
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The Netherlands Acquires AGM-88G AARGM-ER for $700 million
The State Department approved an FMS to the Netherlands for 265 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles -Extended Range (AGM-88G) at a cost of $700 million.
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Sweden to Equip the Gripen E with Anti-Radar Missiles
Sweden will equip its next-generation Gripen JAS39 E fighter jet with Anti-radar Missiles (ARM) to counter enemy air defence systems.
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Australia to Acquire AGM-88E2 for SEAD Missions
The State Department approved a possible FMS to Australia of AGM-88E2 AARGM E2 Missiles for an estimated cost of $94 million.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 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...
