December 13, 2025 Military Aviation News

Finland authorises procurement of AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM missiles for future F-35A fighter fleet

12/13/2025

Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Finnish Defence Forces to procure AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles from the United States. The missiles will be compatible with the F-35A multi-role combat aircraft and will supplement the armament of Finland’s future F-35 fleet.

U.S. boosts airpower presence near Venezuelan airspace

12/13/2025

The Pentagon is rapidly expanding U.S. military capabilities tied to Operation Southern Spear, a mission that began as a counter-narcotics effort but is increasingly focused on pressure against Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

While France Stalls FCAS, General Atomics Offers Germany Its Gambit Fighter Drone

12/13/2025

While the French create problems with the FCAS sixth-generation fighter project, a serious competitor from the U.S. has appeared in Europe. And we're talking about General Atomics, which wants to sell Germany and other countries in the region its Gambit unmanned fighter. So, a mockup of the European variant of this UAV was presented at the German airport Oberpfaffenhofen. This is promoted as a low-risk and realistic solution for enhancing capabilities in the

While final decisions are still pending, Peru has approved the second tranche of funding for the purchase of 24 new multirole fighter jets

12/13/2025

In the midst of the wait for the definition of the future multirole fighter that will be chosen to renew the combat fleet of the Peruvian Air Force, Congress approved the second tranche of financing destined for the acquisition of 24 next-generation fighter aircraft. The measure was formalized in the Public Sector Borrowing Law for the 2026 fiscal year.

Swiss to reduce F-35 fighter jet order from US as costs rise

12/13/2025

Switzerland said on Friday it would reduce the number of Lockheed Martin, opens new tab F-35A Lightning II fighter jets it is buying from the United States so it can stick to the original budget plan after the cost of the order rose. Bern chose the F-35A as its next-generation fighter plane in 2021 for what it considered a fixed price of 6 billion Swiss francs ($7.54 billion) for 36 jets. The United States later said that sum was a misunderstanding.

US Air Force pilots finally have a training jet built for a modern air war of stealth fighters and bombers

12/13/2025

US Air Force pilots have a new training aircraft, the T-7 Red Hawk, promising to prepare them to fly fifth-generation fighters, stealth bombers, and the US' planned sixth-generation fighter. The first T-7 Red Hawk trainer, made by Boeing, arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas this month. The new training aircraft will replace Northrop Grumman's T-38 Talon, which pilots have been training on for six decades.

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