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Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat Set for Collaborative Combat Interoperability Trials

Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat, developed under the RAAF’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, is poised to begin interoperability trials this year. The milestone will validate autonomous teaming capabilities with manned platforms and set the stage for allied demonstrations.

2025-06-15T07:18:41.182259-07:00

Bloomberg

Canada’s F-35A acquisition cost nearly doubles to C$33 billion amid pilot shortfall

2025-06-10T10:03:35.323612-07:00

FlightGlobal

China’s AVIC AG600 Amphibian Earns Production Certificate, Clears Path to Mass Production

2025-06-10T23:23:28.351578-07:00

Bloomberg

Pentagon halves FY25 F-35 jet procurement, cutting request to 24

2025-06-10T20:43:20.273763-07:00

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AINonline

Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat Set for Collaborative Combat Interoperability Trials Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat, developed under the RAAF’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, is poised to begin interoperability trials this year. The milestone will validate autonomous teaming capabilities with manned platforms and set the stage for allied demonstrations.

2025-06-15T07:18:41.182259-07:00

Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat Set for Collaborative Combat Interoperability Trials

AINonline

China Unveils Chengdu J-36 and Shenyang J-XDS Stealth Fighter Prototypes At the end of last year, China confirmed flight testing of two advanced stealth fighter prototypes: Chengdu’s heavy J-36 with a side-by-side cockpit and triple weapons bays, and Shenyang’s next-generation J-XDS. Together they signal Beijing’s push to challenge Western air superiority.

2025-06-15T00:07:18.481907-07:00

China Unveils Chengdu J-36 and Shenyang J-XDS Stealth Fighter Prototypes

AINonline

Hungary’s Air Force Set to Receive L-39 Skyfox Jet Trainers Following Pilot Training Completion Hungarian Air Force pilots completed type conversion training on Aero Vodochody’s L-39 Skyfox in late May, paving the way for deliveries of the modernized Czech-built jet trainer. The induction will enhance Budapest’s tactical pilot training pipeline and regional readiness.

2025-06-14T01:11:41.994985-07:00

Hungary’s Air Force Set to Receive L-39 Skyfox Jet Trainers Following Pilot Training Completion

FlightGlobal

Embraer C-390 output on track as five tactical transports set for delivery in 2024 Embraer’s defence division expects to hand over five C/KC-390 tactical transports—one to each customer—this year, with production ramp-up “moving perfectly” as the OEM targets doubling annual output before 2030.

2025-06-13T11:03:28.089273-07:00

Embraer C-390 output on track as five tactical transports set for delivery in 2024

FlightGlobal

GAO finds Pentagon acquisition process 'inadequate' for evolving threats The Government Accountability Office's independent review criticizes the Pentagon’s acquisition framework as too slow and misaligned with modern threat landscapes, hindering the integration of emerging technologies and prolonging delivery of critical equipment. The report calls for urgent reforms to streamline contracting and accelerate capability fielding.

2025-06-12T21:07:32.882893-07:00

GAO finds Pentagon acquisition process 'inadequate' for evolving threats

The Aviationist

Italian Air Force Retires MB-339A Trainer After 45 Years, Welcomes T-345A Successor The Italian Air Force has formally retired its venerable MB-339A jet trainer after 45 years of service, celebrating the induction of its modern successor, the T-345A. The ceremony underscores Rome’s push to modernize pilot training through enhanced performance, advanced avionics and maintenance efficiencies.

2025-06-12T13:47:37.058727-07:00

Italian Air Force Retires MB-339A Trainer After 45 Years, Welcomes T-345A Successor

edrmagazine.eu

Italian Air Force Inducts Leonardo M-345 as T-345A, Phasing Out MB-339A On June 12, 2025, the Italian Air Force officially inducted Leonardo’s single-engine M-345 advanced trainer, designated T-345A, into service with its 61st Wing at Lecce-Galatina air base. Replacing the 45-year-old MB-339A, the new integrated training system melds the M-345 with ground simulators to modernize pilot instruction across Europe.

2025-06-12T08:59:06.333071-07:00

Italian Air Force Inducts Leonardo M-345 as T-345A, Phasing Out MB-339A

Aviation Week

US Navy Pauses F/A-XX Sixth-Generation Fighter Program Amid Industry Confidence Doubts The US Navy has paused its F/A-XX sixth-generation stealth fighter program after its top civilian official expressed doubts about the defense industry’s capacity to undertake a new, complex combat aircraft development. The decision freezes work on the carrier-based project intended to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in the early 2030s.

2025-06-12T01:55:20.431770-07:00

US Navy Pauses F/A-XX Sixth-Generation Fighter Program Amid Industry Confidence Doubts

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