BloombergAnthony Capaccio

Pentagon Overstated Shutdown Impact on Secret Ultra‑Long‑Range Missile Program, Air Force Says Program Unaffected

Bloomberg reports: The Pentagon inflated the government shutdown’s national-security impact on a secretive, ultra-long-range missile that’s key to helping the US compete militarily against China, with the Air Force later acknowledging the program was unaffected.

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Aerodata unveils AeroForce® X MALE UAS for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

By suasnews.com: Braunschweig – Aerodata AG, an established German provider of specialised solutions for aviation, introduces Ae-roForce® X, a newly developed unmanned aerial vehicle system (MALE UAS) that ef….

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2025-11-12T01:55:46.950923-08:00
Reuters

UK court refuses Palestinian NGO leave to appeal decision allowing indirect export of F‑35 parts to Israel

By Reuters: A Palestinian NGO was on Wednesday refused permission to appeal a court ruling that Britain lawfully allowed F-35 fighter jet parts to be indirectly exported to Israel, despite accepting they could be used to breach international humanitarian law.

2025-11-12T04:25:59.830669-08:00
Janes

Myanmar junta becomes first export customer for Russia's Mil Mi-38T assault transport helicopter

By Janes: Myanmar has emerged as the first export customer of the Russian Mil Mi-38T assault transport helicopter after the military government (State Security and Peace...

2025-11-11T05:11:32.878155-08:00
Reuters

BAE Systems says strong demand underpins profit outlook

By Reuters: British defence group BAE Systems' projected profit growth this year is underpinned by sustained demand that includes orders from Turkey for Typhoon fighter jets and Norway for Type 26 frigates, it said on Wednesday.

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Associated PressJames Brooks

This anti-drone technology is used on the Ukrainian battlefield and in NATO airspace after flyovers

By Associated Press: Drone warfare exploded following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Europe as a whole is on high alert after mysterious drone intrusions into NATO’s airspace reached an unprecedented scale in September.

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