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Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, 3:27 PM PST
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Associated Press
• Seung Min Kim
US President Trump to Attend Dover Transfer for Two Iowa National Guard Members Killed in Syria
By Associated Press: President Donald Trump will go to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday for a dignified transfer for the two Iowa National Guard members killed in an attack in the Syrian desert.
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
US President Trump nominates General John Lamontagne as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff
By Breaking Defense: Air Mobility Command chief Gen. John Lamontagne — one of several new military nominees submitted by the White House on Monday — would fill a role left vacant since the firing of Gen.
DefenseNews.com
• Zita Fletcher
U.S. Marines Begin Production of MADIS 'Drone Hunter‑Killer' Counter‑UAS Vehicles
By DefenseNews.com: The Marine Air Defense Integrated System is designed to destroy unmanned aerial systems as well as manned aircraft, including helicopters.
DefenseNews.com
• Michael Peck
US Space Force Seeks Advanced Tech for Space‑Based Boost‑Phase Ballistic Missile Interceptors
By DefenseNews.com: The U.S. Space Force is looking for advanced technologies for space-based interceptors that can intercept ballistic missiles during their boost phase.
Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
German Navy Receives First NH90 “Sea Tiger” Anti‑Submarine Helicopter
By Breaking Defense: "The North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea is our playground where we have to fight against enemy submarines, and this is our major role — fighting enemy submarines," Germany's Cpt.
Aviation Week
• Brian Everstine
U.S. Navy Targets 216 Aircraft to Replace T-45 Goshawk Trainer Fleet
By Aviation Week: The U.S. Navy wants to field 216 new training aircraft to replace its T-45 Goshawk fleet.
Aviation Week
• Chen Chuanren
China Conducts First Flight of New Tactical Airlifter, More Than a Decade After 2014 Concept
By Aviation Week: China appears to have flown a new tactical airlifter, more than a decade after the concept was first unveiled in 2014.
