July 18, 2025 Military Aviation News

UK reveals design of supersonic demonstrator for next-generation fighter

07/18/2025

BAE Systems has released the first image of the UK’s Combat Air Flying Demonstrator, marking a key milestone for the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), the joint effort by the UK, Italy and Japan to develop a sixth-generation fighter by 2035.

An F-35 stealth fighter has been stuck in a country not cleared to access the tech for over a month

07/18/2025

A UK F-35 stealth fighter jet has been stuck for more than a month in India, a country that isn't part of the program and does not have access to the plane's advanced tech and capabilities. The stealth fighter landed on June 14 at Thiruvananthapuram airport in the state of Kerala, where it was diverted after it ran into bad weather in the Indian Ocean. An engine issue then prevented the jet from returning to the Royal Navy's flagship carrier.

The F-35 Stealth Fighter’s Battle For Canada: The Final Verdict Is Coming

07/18/2025

After a quarter of a century, Canada is now moving into the most critical phase in the process of acquiring new fighter jets – a process in which some major decisions have already been made, but in which the most crucial choices have yet to be made.

General Atomics partners with German affiliate to develop European YFQ-42A fighter derivative

07/18/2025

Uncrewed aircraft manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) plans to offer a European-made variant of its prototype uncrewed fighter jet. The San Diego-based company on 17 July said it will partner with a General Atomics aerospace affiliate in Germany to build a derivative of the YFQ-42A autonomous fighter being developed for the US Air Force.

104 Kills & Never Shot Down! U.S. To Permanently Deploy Its “EX-Traordinary” Fighter Jets To Guard Taiwan Strait

07/18/2025

Before their first permanent overseas deployment, the latest variant of the cutting-edge fighter jet, the F-15EX Eagle II, reached Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan, for a visit. The first operational deployment of the Eagles in the Indo-Pacific has been made as the Taiwan Strait is turning into a potential flashpoint.

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