Aerospace
Honeywell’s HON1600 engine targets CC
Why now: closing a small‑thrust gap CCA needs engines below the 2,000 lbf bracket that still deliver agility and reach. Many programs wait for the right propuls…
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Defence Agenda Evening Brief — 27 September 2025
27 September 2025, 18:00 (Europe/Istanbul) Executive Summary Defence agenda evening brief: USV launch & recovery, Link 16 shift, HÜRJET–Spain, IAC outreach, SAH…
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Anduril Fury’s semi‑autonomous first flight
Anduril Fury semi-autonomous first flight is poised to set a different tone for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Rather than ru…
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Fujian launches J‑35 in catapult tests
Lead: China’s third carrier Fujian (Type 003) has publicly conducted CATOBAR trials with the J‑35 stealth fighter, J‑15T multirole jet and KJ‑600 AEW\&C. This i…
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NATO AEP‑107 refines sense‑and‑avoid for UAS
NATO has issued new versions of AEP‑107 (Edition B) and AEP‑107.1 (Edition A), updating minimum functional and performance requirements for sense‑and‑avoid (SAA…
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Lockheed unveils Vectis stealth CCA
Lockheed Vectis stealth CCA is now public after its reveal at the Air, Space & Cyber Conference 2025. Skunk Works says it will build and flight‑test the Group 5…
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DAFI 99‑103 test and evaluation update: what changes
The U.S. Department of the Air Force has rewritten its core DAFI 99‑103 test and evaluation instruction, issuing a Guidance Memorandum on 22 August 2025. The me…
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Defence Agenda Evening Brief — 19 September 2025
19 September 2025, 09:00 (Europe/Istanbul) Executive Summary This week’s signals cluster around three arcs: (1) combat mass at cost from DSEI—MBDA’s SPEAR GLIDE…
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IRYDA Plus: Poland’s Unmanned Drone‑Fighter
Poland has unveiled the IRYDA Plus unmanned counter-drone fighter—a pilotless interceptor positioned to tackle mini‑UAVs, drone swarms and loitering munitions w…
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MBDA Unveils SPEAR GLIDE
MBDA Unveils SPEAR GLIDE at DSEI 2025 MBDA has introduced MBDA SPEAR GLIDE, a lower‑cost precision glide weapon designed to boost combat mass and speed up field…
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China’s LY‑1 Laser Air Defense
China’s new LY-1 laser air defense system drew global attention after its public debut during Beijing’s 80th‑anniversary Victory Day parade on 3 September 2025.…
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Russia tests FPV rocket drone interceptor
Russia has begun field testing an FPV rocket drone interceptor that blends tube launch, a detachable solid‑fuel booster and first‑person‑view control to chase h…