Air Côte d'Ivoire has signed a firm order for four Embraer E175 aircraft at the Dubai Airshow 2025. The airline plans to operate the jets on domestic and regional routes, phasing out its Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 turboprop fleet.
Air Europa and Airbus have finalized a Memorandum of Understanding for 40 A350-900s at Fitur in Madrid. The agreement is expected to accelerate the replacement of older widebodies and strengthen Air Europa's position on transatlantic routes.
Spain's Directorate of Civil Aviation has assigned seven weekly frequencies to Air Europa to operate between Barcelona and Istanbul, marking a significant expansion into the Turkish market. This new route represents an entirely new vector for growth for the Spanish carrier, which traditionally focused on Western European and Latin American markets.
Air Europa has signed a MoU with Airbus for up to 40 A350-900 aircraft, marking a significant step in the Spanish carrier's long-haul fleet renewal. The agreement was announced at the Dubai Airshow 2025 and is expected to accelerate the replacement of older widebodies.
The Air Force has announced it is largely abandoning the Biden administration's 'Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition' initiative, terminating major organizational reforms while retaining select modernization efforts. Under new leadership, the service is scaling back sweeping structural changes including the proposed Airman Development Command and Integrated Capabilities Command, though it will maintain investments in cyber workforce development and large-scale training exercises.
The US Air Force expects to receive its first modernized Air Force One aircraft in mid-2028, roughly two-and-a-half years later than initially forecast. The program's revised timeline comes after Boeing secured a deal personally mediated by President Trump in 2018 and faced numerous challenges, including COVID-19 disruptions and workforce woes.
The US Air Force is procuring two additional Boeing-made 747 jets from Lufthansa to support the VC-25B presidential airlift program. The aircraft will be used for training and spares, with delivery expected early next year.
The Air Force's chief information security officer is redefining what network resilience actually means—and most organizations are doing it wrong. Rather than focusing solely on recovery after attacks, true resilience requires proactive protection engineered at every component level, from hardware to software.
The US Air Force has begun flight testing with a drone wingman carrying an inert weapon underwing. Anduril's YFQ-44A and General Atomics' YFQ-42A are part of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, which aims to develop drones for future combat.
The U.S. Air Force is developing a specialized zero trust cybersecurity framework for operational technology systems that power base infrastructure, recognizing that industrial control systems require different security approaches than traditional IT networks.
The US Air Force has admitted that President Trump's Air Force One delivery will be delayed by another year, with the first aircraft now expected to arrive in mid-2028. Despite previous delays, Boeing aims to deliver the new aircraft in 2027.
The US Air Force has selected nine companies for an early stage of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, awarding contracts worth an unspecified amount. The successful firms will now compete for a prototyping deal, which could be offered to more than one company.
The US Air Force is reviving the Looking Glass mission, which was previously assigned to the Navy's E-6B Mercury. According to an industry notice, the new program aims to recapitalize missions currently executed on the E-6B.
The US Air Force has announced plans to ramp up B-21 Raider production using $4.5 billion in reconciliation funding. This decision reflects confidence in the program's performance and aims to strengthen combat capability by delivering the stealth bomber by 2027.
The Air Force Reserve is standing up its first dedicated offensive cyber operations squadron in January, addressing critical capability gaps identified by operational commanders. The 98th Cyberspace Operations Squadron will retain highly trained cyber professionals transitioning from active duty, while a fourth Combat Communications Squadron will enhance global expeditionary communications capabilities.
The Air Force is rethinking its cyber strategy in response to the growing threat of contested networks. According to Breaking Defense, the service is focusing on Zero Trust and network resilience, as well as exploring offensive cyber operations and acquisition reform.
The Department of the Air Force has introduced five new acquisition portfolios, led by a mix of military and civilian officials. The Space Force has also established two portfolios of its own.
The Air Force has conducted an experiment where AI tools outperformed human planners in a battle management scenario. The results suggest that AI can generate more effective courses of action in less time than humans, but with caveats.
The US Air Force has awarded contracts to Beehive Industries, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney, and a team-up of GE Aerospace and Kratos to mature engine designs in support of conceptual designs for Combat Collaborative Aircraft Increment 2. The awards are part of the Air Force's drone wingmen CCA program, which aims to develop engines that are affordable, high-performing, and can be produced rapidly and at a large scale.
The US Air Force is set to declare its T-7 Red Hawk training jet ready for production within days, following years of delays. The program has faced challenges, including design woes at Boeing and issues with flight control software.