Air, Space & Cyber 2025

Israel’s novel use of air-launched ballistic missiles to attack Qatar from the west clearly had an impact on the ability to classify the threat and defend against it.

Like how Air Force pilots fly against aggressor fighters that replicate the enemy’s capabilities and tactics, Space Force wants to do the same in orbit.

General Atomics has told us that LongShot, which can be launched by bombers and cargo planes, too, is not intended to be reusable operationally.

Branded Content: Boeing’s family of systems is aiming to evolve kill chain effectiveness for the future.

Branded Content: The latest from General Atomics from the show floor at Air, Space And Cyber 2025.

Taiwan sees the AI-infused Chien Feng IV as a valuable way to attack enemy ships, but it can also be used against land targets or as a decoy.

Currently being tested on the C-130, the Black Arrow, also known as the Small Cruise Missile, could find its way onto other U.S. Special Operations Command platforms and more.

“And then just out of this massive [explosion], like in Star Wars, just here comes the drone, just right out of the cloud.”

Plans for a Next Generation Airlift platform, or NGAL, targeted for entry into service in the 2040s, are starting to coalesce.

Using advanced gallium nitride technology means the latest iteration of the APG-82 has longer range while ensuring the F-15EX is harder to detect.

Embraer still has hopes that the USAF will adopt the KC-390 to fit its future combat plans that focus on tactical operations out of remote airfields.

A semi-autonomous YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Drone’s maiden flight is part of Anduril’s strategy to get to an operational capability faster.

Extending Raptor upgrades to older Block 20 jets that are sidelined for training could bolster the small combat-capable Raptor force into the 2040s.

The USAF hopes to see the F-47 take to the skies for the first time in 2028.

Lockheed’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft, targeted to fly in two years, reflects a higher-end approach compared to types the USAF has selected so far.

The Air Force now has a pair of flying B-21s at Edwards Air Force Base helping pave the way for America’s future bomber force.

Air Force officials had previously said their goal was to have two B-21s flying around the end of this year.

The GBU-57 MOP, made famous by the strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, is getting a replacement with prototypes now on the way.

The USAF rushed to add laser-guided rockets to the F-15E’s arsenal this year amid growing drone and missile threats in the Middle East.

The head of U.S. Pacific Air Forces has put out his own strategic messaging ahead of a major show of force in Beijing.

Serious delays and cost growth had prompted a review of the B-52 Radar Modernization Program’s core requirements.