- December 14th, 2025
China’s New ‘Jiutian’ Drone Mothership Makes First Flight, Signaling Leap in Swarm-Warfare Ambitions
China’s Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has conducted the maiden flight of its massive drone-carrying mothership, the Jiutian, marking a major step in Beijing’s ambitions to field next-generation swarm-warfare platforms. The first flight took place on December 11, 2025,...
Bangladesh has taken a significant step toward one of its most ambitious defence modernisation efforts in recent years, with the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) signing a letter of intent (LOI) with Italian aerospace giant Leonardo for the future acquisition of...
The Finnish Air Force has reached a defining moment in its multiyear HX Fighter Programme with the maiden flight of its first F-35A Lightning II on December 8, 2025. The new aircraft, carrying the serial number JF-501, took to the...
The UK Ministry of Defence’s ambitious Project NYX — the effort to deliver a demonstrator for the Land Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) program — is gaining momentum ahead of a formal tender notice set for release on December 19, 2025....
The U.S. Navy’s first flight of the production-representative Boeing MQ-25 Stingray has officially slipped into early 2026, missing a long-projected 2025 milestone that senior officials had repeatedly described as crucial for the future of unmanned carrier aviation. The delay, confirmed...
In a breakthrough with far-reaching consequences for Asia-Pacific airpower dynamics and the global fighter-engine ecosystem, Russia has approved a sweeping Transfer of Technology (ToT) arrangement that will enable India to indigenously manufacture the Su-57E’s Izdeliye 177S thrust-vectoring turbofan. The agreement—finalised...
The New Zealand military has disclosed that one of its naval vessels was closely monitored by Chinese warships while conducting operations in East Asian waters aimed at enforcing United Nations sanctions against North Korea, underscoring the increasingly crowded and sensitive...
China and Russia’s third joint anti-missile defence exercise, conducted in early December 2025 on Russian territory, marks one of the most consequential developments in their expanding military partnership. Far more than a routine drill, the exercise signals the steady maturation...
China’s HQ-26 sea-based anti-ballistic missile is rapidly emerging as a pivotal symbol of the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) transformation from a historically coastal defence service into a blue-water force capable of contesting missile dominance across the Indo-Pacific. More than...
A delegation of Vietnamese social media creators recently wrapped up a cultural and technological exploration tour across multiple Chinese cities. As a key segment of the "China-Vietnam Cultural Bridge" initiative, the journey wove together diverse scenarios spanning traditional heritage and...
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