December 14, 2025 Military Aviation News
12/14/2025
Turkey and the United States are discussing the US sanctions and obstacles to Ankara rejoining the F-35 jet programme but nothing has changed with respect to its possession of Russian S-400 air defences, the defence ministry said on Friday. The NATO allies have been at loggerheads since 2020 when Washington removed Ankara from Lockheed Martin’s fighter jet programme and imposed sanctions over Turkey’s acquisition of the S-400s, which Washington calls a security threat.
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12/14/2025
The defense ministry detected two Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Saturday and 6 a.m. on Sunday. Neither of the aircraft were reported to have crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait nor to have entered the air defense identification zone. Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed coastal-based missile systems to monitor the Chinese activity.
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12/14/2025
India won’t be “quitting” Russia anytime soon, as it still needs Russian military platforms, but New Delhi is all-in on developing indigenous platforms. Indian news outlet The Hindu reported that New Delhi is no closer to finalizing a deal for the Russian-made Sukhoi Su-57 following Russian president Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to the country than it was in March. If anything, India may be less interested in the fifth-generation fighter, even as Russia has offered a co-production deal.
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12/14/2025
As fighter jets have grown more and more expensive, pressure has mounted on modern air forces to enable those aircraft to carry out multiple distinct missions. The term “multirole fighter” is thrown around a lot in the modern era, one of the most common levels applied to modern combat aircraft, often without much precision. Many assume the definition applies to any fighter that can also drop bombs, giving it a semblance of ground attack capability as well as its more traditional role as a dogfig
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12/14/2025
Announced on December 8, 2025, via a formal notification to Congress from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the deal includes cutting-edge avionics, secure communication systems, and comprehensive sustainment support to keep these Cold War-era jets in service until the 2040s. The package breaks down into two main buckets: $37 million for “major defense equipment” and $649 million for the nuts-and-bolts extras like software tweaks, training programs, and logistical backbone.
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