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Dassault tops Rafale delivery guidance in 2025 but Falcons miss target for third year

Dassault exceeded its 2025 Rafale delivery guidance but failed to meet Falcon business-jet delivery targets for the third consecutive year, according to consolidated FY2025 deliveries, order intake and backlog figures released 31 Dec 2025. The company also issued unaudited net sales guidance.

2026-01-07T08:46:51.667927-08:00

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Taiwan intensifies search after F-16V crashes off eastern coast; pilot missing after ejection during training

2026-01-07T01:17:08.771825-08:00

AeroTime

France's DGA drops 72 inert drones from A400M in flight trials to validate launch simulations and aircraft safety

2026-01-07T04:34:25.333280-08:00

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Pakistan offers JF-17 fighters and comprehensive defence package to Bangladesh after January talks

2026-01-06T23:33:07.447053-08:00

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Dassault tops Rafale delivery guidance in 2025 but Falcons miss target for third year Dassault exceeded its 2025 Rafale delivery guidance but failed to meet Falcon business-jet delivery targets for the third consecutive year, according to consolidated FY2025 deliveries, order intake and backlog figures released 31 Dec 2025. The company also issued unaudited net sales guidance.

2026-01-07T08:46:51.667927-08:00

Dassault tops Rafale delivery guidance in 2025 but Falcons miss target for third year

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France's DGA drops 72 inert drones from A400M in flight trials to validate launch simulations and aircraft safety France’s defence procurement agency (DGA) conducted flight trials releasing 72 inert drone mock-ups from an Airbus A400M to validate launch simulations, assess separation dynamics and measure the airlifter’s structural and operational response during mass-release scenarios. The empirical data will feed modelling tools and safety procedures for future UAS launch concepts.

2026-01-07T04:34:25.333280-08:00

France's DGA drops 72 inert drones from A400M in flight trials to validate launch simulations and aircraft safety

AeroTime

Taiwan intensifies search after F-16V crashes off eastern coast; pilot missing after ejection during training Taiwan's air force launched an intensified search after a single-seat F-16V crashed into the sea during a routine training mission on Jan. 6. The jet, which took off from Hualien Air Base, lost radar contact and the pilot is believed to have ejected into the water and remains missing.

2026-01-07T01:17:08.771825-08:00

Taiwan intensifies search after F-16V crashes off eastern coast; pilot missing after ejection during training

Reuters

Pakistan offers JF-17 fighters and comprehensive defence package to Bangladesh after January talks Pakistan and Bangladesh air force chiefs met in Islamabad on January 7 to discuss a potential pact including sale of multirole JF-17 Thunder fighters and wider training and fleet-modernization support. Islamabad presented the package as part of efforts to expand its arms exports and deepen defence ties with Dhaka.

2026-01-06T23:33:07.447053-08:00

Pakistan offers JF-17 fighters and comprehensive defence package to Bangladesh after January talks

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Ukraine says donated F-16s shot down about 1,000 Russian cruise missiles and attack drones as pilots overhaul tactics Ukrainian pilots say donated F-16s have shot down roughly 1,000 Russian cruise missiles and one‑way attack drones. Crews report they have rewritten NATO‑taught F‑16 tactics to operate in heavily contested frontline airspace and have highlighted sustainment and operational challenges during intense combat use.

2026-01-06T09:54:10.899382-08:00

Ukraine says donated F-16s shot down about 1,000 Russian cruise missiles and attack drones as pilots overhaul tactics

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Malta signs follow-on contracts for King Air maritime patrols and AW139 helicopters The Armed Forces of Malta Air Wing has signed follow-on contracts to add Beechcraft King Air maritime patrol aircraft and Leonardo AW139 helicopters. Completed last month, the purchases strengthen Malta's maritime surveillance, search‑and‑rescue and coastal security capabilities amid rising regional operational demands.

2026-01-06T07:35:55.163070-08:00

Malta signs follow-on contracts for King Air maritime patrols and AW139 helicopters

AeroTime

Pakistan flight-tests indigenously developed Taimoor air-launched cruise missile from Mirage IIIE Pakistan's Air Force has successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed Taimoor air-launched cruise missile, launching the weapon from a Dassault Mirage IIIE during a recent trial. The test marks a step forward in Islamabad's long-range air-launched strike and weapons–airframe integration efforts.

2026-01-06T06:02:27.102686-08:00

Pakistan flight-tests indigenously developed Taimoor air-launched cruise missile from Mirage IIIE

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EU awards €15m to kick off small-turbofan and stealth light-attack/CCA studies The European Defence Fund has allocated €15 million for initial competition and design studies to develop small turbofan engines for crewed and crewless combat aircraft (CCAs) and a stealth-oriented Future Multirole Light Aircraft (FMLA). The work feeds into the EDF 2026 planning cycle with a 2035 horizon for capability delivery.

2026-01-06T03:31:12.837610-08:00

EU awards €15m to kick off small-turbofan and stealth light-attack/CCA studies

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Dassault tops Rafale delivery guidance in 2025 but Falcons miss target for third year

Taiwan intensifies search after F-16V crashes off eastern coast; pilot missing after ejection during training

France's DGA drops 72 inert drones from A400M in flight trials to validate launch simulations and aircraft safety

Pakistan offers JF-17 fighters and comprehensive defence package to Bangladesh after January talks

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