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Exclusive: U.S. to establish military presence at Damascus airbase to support Syria–Israel security pact

Reuters reports: The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

2025-11-06T03:01:30.715308-08:00

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Last Updated: Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 3:03 AM PST

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DefenseNews.com • Tom Kington

GCAP designers push to preserve weapons and unmanned‑drone integration options in UK–Japan–Italy programme

By DefenseNews.com: Integrating a variety of collaborative combat aircraft and optimizing munitions costs are key objectives in the UK-Japanase-Italy program.

2025-11-06T02:42:52.351703-08:00
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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

US slams 'discriminatory' draft EU space law as imperiling NATO cooperation

By Breaking Defense: The State Department's damning critique argues that, if enacted, the draft law would imperil cooperation on "space weather, remote sensing, space exploration, spaceflight safety, space debris mitigation and remediation, [and] communications.".

2025-11-05T11:57:44.030603-08:00
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FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Saab explores Canadian Gripen production as Ottawa reconsiders F-35A and Ukraine eyes 150-aircraft order

By FlightGlobal: Swedish airframer Saab is exploring Canadian production options for its Gripen E/F fighter as Ottawa considers alternatives to its F-35 commitment and Ukraine expresses interest in a potential 150-aircraft order, driving need for extra capacity.

2025-11-05T11:31:57.105795-08:00
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Reuters • Sergio Goncalves

Portugal seeks open competition between U.S. F‑35 and European fighters to replace F‑16s

By Reuters: Portugal wants to foster competition between makers of U.S.-made F-35s and European advanced fighter jets in the replacement of its ageing fleet of F-16s in order to maximise benefits, Defence Minister Nuno Melo said on Wednesday.

2025-11-05T10:54:34.801784-08:00