Aviation Week
• Chen Chuanren
Aviation Week reports: Japan plans to study the use of General Atomics MQ-9Bs for aerial interception missions, as it faces airspace intrusions by Chinese and Russian aircraft.
Aviation Week
• Robert Wall
By Aviation Week: The Indian government has given the green light to buying a range of homegrown and imported missile, drone and counter-drone systems.
Simple Flying
• Victoria Agronsky
By Simple Flying: US lawmakers block Pentagon plans to cancel the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail, preserving funding for the Air Force’s next-generation surveillance aircraft.
spacewar.com
• Agency France-Presse
By spacewar.com: Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 28, 2025 - Israel's defence ministry said on Sunday it had deployed a new Iron Beam laser system for the air force to intercept aerial threats.
Reuters
By Reuters: China launched its most extensive war games around Taiwan on Monday to showcase Beijing's ability to cut off the island from outside support in a conflict, testing Taipei's resolve to defend itself and its arsenal of U.S.-made weapons.
defence-industry.eu
• Defence Industry
By defence-industry.eu: On 19 December, the United States Department of War announced the signing of another contract with Lockheed Martin for the provision of logistics support services for the global fleet of multirole combat aircraft from the F-35 Lightning II family.
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
By Bloomberg: Tory Bruno, the former chief executive officer and president of United Launch Alliance, will become the president of the new national security group at Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-founded space venture that is one of ULA’s biggest suppliers and rivals.
ch-aviation
• CH-Aviation Staff
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