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SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Firefly sees business opportunities as Pentagon turns its attention to cislunar space

Firefly sees potential business opportunities as the Pentagon turns toward cislunar space. The development puts a commercial space company’s prospects alongside growing defense interest in the region between Earth and the moon, though the available report summary provides no details on specific opportunities or programs.

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2026-11-09T14:45:41.240164-08:00

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The War Zone

B-1B Lancer Pilots Are Now Training On HondaJets

By The War Zone: Contractor-operated HondaJets will give B-1 pilots a major injection of yearly flight time at a tiny fraction of the cost. Contractor-operated HondaJets will give B-1 pilots a major injection of yearly flight time at a tiny fraction of the cost.

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2026-11-09T14:55:16.261234-08:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Top Aces to bring A-4N Skyhawks, Alpha Jets to French Red Air training

By AeroTime: Top Aces will supply upgraded A-4N Skyhawks and Alpha Jets for French Red Air training alongside SDTS and Babcock's L-39 fleet.

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Airbus and Thales Secure Multi-Billion-Euro Contract for France’s Next-Generation IRIS Earth Observation Satellites

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France awards Airbus-led consortium €1.5bn-plus IRIS satellite contract

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2026-11-09T07:49:12.540021-08:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs Defense Industry & Major Contractors

Breaking Defense • Mike Yeo

Korean Air Aerospace pushes forward with Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans

By Breaking Defense: "We delivered our CCA platform last year and will having flight tests at the end of this year," Director of International Business for KE-ASD Haneul Kim confirmed.

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2026-11-09T11:50:40.329261-08:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs Defense Policy

Breaking Defense • Carley Welch

Army fields launched effects to 11 of 12 divisions, with Griffon Aerospace delivering the majority

By Breaking Defense: In line with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s 2025 Drone Dominance memo, the Army was directed to provide each headquarters division and multi-domain task force with launched effects.

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2026-11-09T10:04:56.347715-08:00

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Reuters • David Shepardson

2026-11-09T09:04:53.506120-08:00

Satellite Moon Space Defense & Militarization

Ars Technica • Stephen Clark

Pentagon mulls placing fleet of military satellites around the Moon

By Ars Technica: Please jump on my cislunar bandwagon because I need some more friends here.".

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2026-11-09T11:19:03.517064-08:00

UAV Development & Drone Programs Supply Chain

The War Zone • Howard Altman

LUCAS Drones To Be Built In Containerized Robotic Micro Factories Designed To Be Forward Deployed

By The War Zone: Machina has been awarded a $9 million contract to prove it can build LUCAS drones with its robotic manufacturing system at remote locations.

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2026-11-09T09:35:51.977567-08:00

Firefly sees business opportunities as Pentagon turns its attention to cislunar space

B-1B Lancer Pilots Are Now Training On HondaJets

Top Aces to bring A-4N Skyhawks, Alpha Jets to French Red Air training

Airbus and Thales Secure Multi-Billion-Euro Contract for France’s Next-Generation IRIS Earth Observation Satellites

France awards Airbus-led consortium €1.5bn-plus IRIS satellite contract

Korean Air Aerospace pushes forward with Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans

Army fields launched effects to 11 of 12 divisions, with Griffon Aerospace delivering the majority

US vows to speed up deployment of counter-drone systems to address threats

Netting To Shield F-35s At Tyndall AFB From Drone Attacks Eyed By USAF

Federal Agreement Could Cut Counter-Drone Reviews to 24 Hours

Pentagon mulls placing fleet of military satellites around the Moon

LUCAS Drones To Be Built In Containerized Robotic Micro Factories Designed To Be Forward Deployed

B-1B Lancer Pilots Are Now Training On HondaJets

Firefly sees business opportunities as Pentagon turns to cislunar space

Korean Air Aerospace pushes forward with Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans

Pentagon mulls placing fleet of military satellites around the Moon

Army fields launched effects to 11 of 12 divisions, with Griffon Aerospace delivering the majority

LUCAS Drones To Be Built In Containerized Robotic Micro Factories Designed To Be Forward Deployed

US approves Mexico to acquire UH-60Ms for counter-drug operations

MDA Space on Telesat Lightspeed delay and how it's positioning itself to win US and European military satellite business

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Safran, UVAD Technologies spool up engine pact for Falcon supersonic target

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