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USAF nominee proposes dedicated CCA squadrons, may place units in Guard and Reserve

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, nominee for USAF chief of staff, said the service could form dedicated squadrons of CCAs and place units in the Air National Guard and Reserve. He supports airborne “domain awareness” programs, withheld endorsement of the E‑7A, and warned low flight hours and parts shortages threaten readiness.

2025-10-09T10:49:04.296632-07:00

Reuters

Germany approves €3.75bn purchase of 20 Eurofighter Tranche 5 jets and backs EK variant development

2025-10-08T06:20:22.096825-07:00

Air Data News

Dassault completes assembly of 300th Rafale as orderbook hits 533 and production ramps

2025-10-08T00:03:44.598315-07:00

The War Zone

Canada’s F-35 Decision Nears Deadline as Case for a Mixed Fleet Weakens

2025-10-08T09:32:51.168608-07:00

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Wall Street Journal

Canada confirms first 16 F‑35As as Denmark orders 16 more, lifting its fleet to 43 Canada has committed to receive an initial tranche of 16 Lockheed Martin F‑35A fighters after resolving a political impasse. Denmark will buy 16 additional F‑35s—bringing its total to 43—citing recent drone incursions and heightened concerns about China and Russia.

2025-10-10T10:33:00.810725-07:00

Canada confirms first 16 F‑35As as Denmark orders 16 more, lifting its fleet to 43

Breaking Defense

Army cutting one‑fifth of its aviation branch as it pivots to unmanned systems The U.S. Army is cutting about 20% of its aviation branch as it pivots to unmanned systems, a transformation the author argues other services should emulate. The restructuring reallocates personnel, platforms and investment toward accelerated UAS development, procurement and operational integration.

2025-10-10T09:39:03.876571-07:00

Army cutting one‑fifth of its aviation branch as it pivots to unmanned systems

The Hill

Pentagon to host Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home AFB Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. will sign a letter accepting construction of a Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, following bilateral talks with Qatari defense minister Sheikh Saoud al‑Thani. Reports say the site will host F‑15 training.

2025-10-10T08:20:35.970331-07:00

Pentagon to host Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home AFB

ruavia.su

UAC completes first Yak-130M prototype; AESA radar and guided weapons fitted as airframe moves to ground and flight testing The United Aircraft Corporation has finished the first Yak-130M prototype and sent the airframe to ground and flight testing at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. Rostec says two more airframes are under assembly; the M upgrade adds an AESA radar plus air-to-air and air-to-ground guided weapons.

2025-10-10T01:52:24.552610-07:00

UAC completes first Yak-130M prototype; AESA radar and guided weapons fitted as airframe moves to ground and flight testing

Air & Space Forces Mag

Senators demand fixes to F‑35A readiness as Wilsbach warns Boeing strike will delay F‑15EX deliveries At his Air Force chief-of-staff confirmation hearing, Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach was pressed to fix “alarming” F‑35A mission-capability rates and soaring sustainment costs. He warned ongoing Boeing strikes will delay F‑15EX deliveries and flagged pilot-readiness shortfalls, hypersonic priorities and PCS reductions to aid retention.

2025-10-09T19:36:29.633907-07:00

Senators demand fixes to F‑35A readiness as Wilsbach warns Boeing strike will delay F‑15EX deliveries

zona-militar.com

Dassault delivers 300th Rafale as exports push production toward four jets/month Dassault Aviation completed delivery of the 300th Rafale multirole fighter, a milestone the company says reflects the type's export resurgence and growing industrial scale. Reported 7 October 2025, the announcement accompanies Dassault's push to ramp production toward a four-aircraft-per-month rate and sustain export commitments.

2025-10-09T14:19:22.854876-07:00

Dassault delivers 300th Rafale as exports push production toward four jets/month

The Aviationist

EA-37B Compass Call Makes Quiet Public Debut at Joint Base Andrews Air Show An EA-37B Compass Call appeared as a static display at the Joint Base Andrews air show under the headline 'No Smoke Trails, Just Silence.' The G550-derived electronic attack jet and its pilot highlighted the low-visibility nature of electronic warfare even amid high-profile aerobatic demonstrations.

2025-10-09T13:06:47.495591-07:00

EA-37B Compass Call Makes Quiet Public Debut at Joint Base Andrews Air Show

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USAF to form dedicated Collaborative Combat Aircraft squadrons, Wilsbach says Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told lawmakers the U.S. Air Force will likely organise Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) into dedicated squadrons rather than embed them in existing fighter units, with basing still to be decided and the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve under consideration as hosts.

2025-10-09T12:40:41.918944-07:00

USAF to form dedicated Collaborative Combat Aircraft squadrons, Wilsbach says

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