David Donald
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Paris 2025 Newsbriefs Day 4

Breaking news from Paris Airshow 2025
Textron Aviation Defense and Thai Aviation Industries
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Flexrotor UAS Secures Largest Order to Date

Australian company Drone Forge is purchasing six complete systems with 17 air vehicles
Airbus Flexrotor
Aircraft

Boeing Defense Grows Business in Europe

Already a major player in Europe, BDS foresees considerable expansion in the continent
Boeing P8
Rotorcraft

Boeing Advances Apache and Chinook Rotorcraft Development

Boeing is working on more improvements for the Apache and Chinook
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Aircraft

Airbus Stabilizes A400M Production

Airbus Defence and Space outlines its product line progress
Airbus A400M
Aircraft

Sweden Demonstrates AI in Air Combat

Saab and Helsing have harnessed the rapid update capabilities of the Gripen E to test AI air combat
Saab Gripen E
Rotorcraft

S-97 Raider Highlights Sikorsky Advances

Sikorsky’s 210-knot compound helicopter appears in Paris
Sikorsky S-97 Raider
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

General Atomics, Saab Propose Affordable AEW

GA-ASI has partnered with Saab to offer low-cost airborne early warning
General Dynamics MQ-9B SeaGuardian
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Honeywell Flies Autonomous Helicopter

Tests illustrate how regular helicopters can be converted for autonomous operations
rendering of UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter with advanced autonomy kit
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Loyal Wingmen Face Off in Paris

Anduril and General Atomics are showing their collaborative combat aircraft in full scale
Anduril and General Atomics are showing their collaborative combat aircraft in full scale
Rotorcraft

Tunisia Signs for Subaru Bell 412EPX

The latest 412 utility version gains its first African sale
Subaru Bell 412EPX helicopter
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Leonardo Joins Forces With Baykar To Pursue UAV Opportunities

Baykar’s proven UAVs integrated with Leonardo’s sensors and systems is the offer from LBA Systems
 Bayraktar Akinci UAV
Aircraft

F-35 Upgrade Approaches Combat Capability

TR3 prepares the F-35 for major Block 4 upgrade
F-35
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UVision Introduces Smart Launch for Loitering Munitions

Company develops a minimum-integration launch system for its Hero-120 loitering munition
Hero-120 midrange loitering munition
Avionics

Garmin’s Third-generation Flight Deck Debuts on D328eco

The D328eco is the first platform for the latest iteration of Garmin’s advanced flightdeck technology
Deutsche Aircraft D328eco
Rotorcraft

FN Debuts Helicopter Gun Systems

Aircraft armament specialist offers the HH-60W’s hybrid gun system for export sale
EMGS hybrid mount
Rotorcraft

Bell Selects Honeywell for MV-75 Tiltrotor Systems

Honeywell will provide the MV-75 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft with its ECS and APU
MV-75 tiltrotor
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Boeing’s Ghost Bat Readies for Interoperability Trials

The MQ-28A has been developed for the RAAF’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program
Boeing MQ28
Engines

GKN Joins ICEFlight Hydrogen Power Initiative

Company adds hydrogen power knowledge to the Netherlands-based initiative
SWITCH hybrid-electric GTF engine
Aircraft

China’s Fighter Surprise Challenges Western Defense Programs

At the end of last year China revealed that it had not one, but two, advanced new warplane prototypes in flight test
Chengdu J-36 fighter
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Lockheed Center in Brussels Bolsters European Defense Strategy

Lockheed Martin’s Brussels-based Digital Engagement Center is helping military staff and industry identify new requirements to meet the swiftly changing threat environment in the 21st Century.
Lockheed Martin's Digital Engagement Center in Brussels
Aircraft

Improved Multirole Poseidon Aircraft Prepares for Service

The Increment 3 Block 2 upgrade for the P-8 greatly enhances its ASW, ASuW and ISR capabilities
Boeing's P-8 Poseidon
Aircraft

European Defense Budget Rises Could Boost Air Power

Spending is set to accelerate in the coming years
Eurofighter Typhoons
Aircraft

T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer on Track For Air Force Role

T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer is nearing the completion of its developmental test flying.
Boeing T-7A
Aircraft

Textron and Leonardo Pitch M-346 for U.S. Navy Requirement

The U.S. Navy’s T-45 replacement program may not require carrier-landing capability
Leonardo M-346 jet trainer
Aircraft

‘Euro-canard’ Fighters Achieve Export Momentum

Europe’s three principal fighters—Rafale, Typhoon and Gripen—have all seen their order books expand significantly in recent years.
Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter
Aircraft

Latest Special-mission King Air Debuts in Paris

The King Air 360-based aircraft builds on experience with the lighter multi-mission King Air 260
Textron
Aircraft

Export Prospects Boost Embraer's C-390 Airlifter

The multi-role platform offers an alternative to Lockheed Martin's C-130 aircraft
Embraer KC-390 airlifter
Aircraft

Citation: Cessna’s Revolutionary Jet

Cessna’s original Citation broke new ground for small business jets
Cessna's Citation 500
Aircraft

De Havilland's DH.125—Britain’s Long-lived Bizjet

Various versions of the jet were produced for more than 50 years
G-ARYA was the first prototype DH.125