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Last Updated: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, 1:18 AM PST

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SpaceWatch Global • Torsten Kriening

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Germany’s Space-Defense Ambitions Meet NATO’s Hard Lessons on Transformation

By SpaceWatch Global: In Brussels, Norfolk, or Berlin, the debates sound familiar: new threats, shrinking timelines, and overstretched forces.

2025-11-25T01:17:05.901372-08:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Baykar Kizilelma conducts simulated F-16 shoot-down in Turkish trials

By FlightGlobal: Baykar's Kizilelma unmanned combat aircraft has successfully conducted a simulated shoot-down of a Turkish air force F-16 fighter using a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile during trials east of Istanbul.

2025-11-24T21:24:27.800814-08:00
Event   North America   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Workforce & Skills Development   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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DefenseNews.com • Stephen Losey

US Air Force rehearses agile combat employment to operate from dispersed, cut-off bases against China

By DefenseNews.com: The Air Force's agile combat employment concept would prepare units to operate from dispersed, austere bases in a war against a major adversary like China.

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2025-11-24T13:13:49.461498-08:00
Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation  
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The War Zone • Thomas Newdick

UK Report Slams F-35 Programme Over Cost-Cutting and Standoff Munitions Shortfall

By The War Zone: A glaring lack of standoff air-to-ground munitions is just one of the issues identified in a critical U.K. government report. A glaring lack of standoff air-to-ground munitions is just one of the issues identified in a critical U.K.

2025-11-24T11:27:10.115739-08:00
Satellite   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization   Export Controls & Trade Compliance  
Reuters • Christian Martinez

US approves possible sale of Navy satellite communication terminals to UK, Pentagon says

By Reuters: The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Navy Multiband Terminals, a maritime military satellite communications system, and related equipment to the United Kingdom for an estimated cost of $200 million, the Pentagon said in a statement Monday.

2025-11-24T12:26:45.546387-08:00