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DHS signs roughly $140M deal for six Boeing 737s to run ICE deportation flights

The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to a roughly $140 million contract to buy six Boeing 737s for Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation flights, moving operations in-house from charter operators as the administration pushes to sharply expand removal capacity and target up to 1 million deportations.

2025-12-10T08:53:12.136859-08:00

Via Satellite

Umbra and e‑GEOS sign multi‑year pact to combine high‑volume SAR with value‑added EO for geospatial intelligence

2025-12-10T13:11:51.294758-08:00

SpaceWatch Global

Astroscale U.S. signs strategic facility-use agreement with DESE Research to establish Huntsville presence

2025-12-10T03:16:25.398831-08:00

Reuters

Boeing completes roughly $4.7B takeover of Spirit AeroSystems, brings 737 MAX fuselage work in-house

2025-12-08T05:57:58.126094-08:00

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SpaceWatch Global

EIB lends €20m to ECAPS to accelerate high‑performance rocket engine development for space and defence The European Investment Bank will lend €20 million to ECAPS AB to accelerate development of high‑performance rocket engines and propulsion systems for space and defence applications, providing targeted capital to scale testing, qualification and industrialisation of propulsion technologies critical to European launch and defence programmes.

2025-12-11T00:49:57.920581-08:00

EIB lends €20m to ECAPS to accelerate high‑performance rocket engine development for space and defence

FlightGlobal

Netherlands crew demonstrates F-35A weapons loading on USAF jet at Ramstein Dutch maintainers successfully demonstrated weapons-loading procedures on a US Air Force F-35A during an exercise at Ramstein Air Base, highlighting growing operational interoperability among European F-35 operators. The event validated cross-national munitions handling and sustainment practices under allied basing conditions.

2025-12-10T23:29:49.804508-08:00

Netherlands crew demonstrates F-35A weapons loading on USAF jet at Ramstein

Air & Space Forces Mag

U.S. Navy awards BAE $322M initial order under $1.7B IDIQ to sustain APKWS laser‑guidance kit production The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems a five‑year IDIQ worth up to $1.7 billion, with an initial $322 million order, to sustain full‑rate production of APKWS laser‑guidance kits that convert unguided rockets into precision munitions for naval and joint aviation platforms.

2025-12-10T18:03:57.500082-08:00

U.S. Navy awards BAE $322M initial order under $1.7B IDIQ to sustain APKWS laser‑guidance kit production

SpaceNews.com

L3Harris clears export path for Meadowlands satellite‑jamming system L3Harris completed an international Initial Baseline Review for Meadowlands, the U.S. Space Force’s electromagnetic‑warfare system, clearing a path for export and foreign sales. The approval opens the door to provide Meadowlands’ satellite‑jamming capabilities to close U.S. allies and expands allied counter‑space options.

2025-12-10T16:53:06.499339-08:00

L3Harris clears export path for Meadowlands satellite‑jamming system

Via Satellite

Umbra and e‑GEOS sign multi‑year pact to combine high‑volume SAR with value‑added EO for geospatial intelligence Umbra and e‑GEOS signed a multi‑year strategic agreement to jointly develop geospatial intelligence solutions, combining Umbra’s high‑volume, high‑quality smallsat SAR capability with e‑GEOS’s value‑added Earth‑observation services. e‑GEOS is 20% owned by the Italian Space Agency and 80% by Telespazio, part of the Leonardo Group.

2025-12-10T13:11:51.294758-08:00

Umbra and e‑GEOS sign multi‑year pact to combine high‑volume SAR with value‑added EO for geospatial intelligence

SpaceNews.com

NATO selects 150 companies — including 26 Canadian firms and more than two dozen space-sector entrants — for DIANA 2026 cohort NATO has chosen 150 companies from 24 member countries to join its Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) 2026 cohort. The entrants include 26 Canadian firms and more than two dozen companies with space-sector ties, which will tackle 10 DIANA challenge areas.

2025-12-10T13:10:59.726128-08:00

NATO selects 150 companies — including 26 Canadian firms and more than two dozen space-sector entrants — for DIANA 2026 cohort

SpaceNews.com

Voyager wins $21M AFRL award to develop AI‑powered airborne signals processing The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded Voyager Technologies a $21 million R&D contract to develop AI‑enabled airborne signals processing and next‑generation ISR mission capabilities. Work will focus on automating signal detection, classification and sensor fusion for aerial platforms and operational ISR tasks.

2025-12-10T13:10:59.333238-08:00

Voyager wins $21M AFRL award to develop AI‑powered airborne signals processing

The War Zone

Navy EA-18G Growlers Touch Down in Puerto Rico U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler electronic-warfare jets have touched down in Puerto Rico. The deployment is not a standard show of force: the Growlers bring electronic‑warfare capabilities that would be key in any future strikes in the region, altering local operational options.

2025-12-10T12:28:43.041013-08:00

Navy EA-18G Growlers Touch Down in Puerto Rico

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