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Last Updated: Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, 7:01 AM PST
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Vertical Mag
• Airvolve Press Release;
Airvolve signs $20M deal to deliver 40 Airlift‑U500 autonomous hybrid‑electric tactical cargo aircraft to India
By Vertical Mag: Airvolve’s Airlift-U500 is a hybrid-electric, autonomous vertical take-off and landing aircraft designed for rapid tactical resupply, casualty evacuation, and operations in challenging or hard-to-reach environments.
Vertical Mag
Ascent of the drones: How uncrewed aircraft systems are changing tactical aviation
By Vertical Mag: Tactical aviation’s first foray into uncrewed aircraft systems and air-launched effects (ALE) during the air mission commander course.
DefenseNews.com
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
Danish and UK Companies Rush to Acquire Counter‑Drone Tech After Airspace Breaches Expose Detection Gaps
By DefenseNews.com: Recent incursions have exposed speed of detection as a key gap in defending against drones, leaving security personnel unaware of threat types.
DefenseNews.com
• Jaroslaw Adamowski
Poland’s defense spending spree attracts Anduril, Palantir as Warsaw fast-tracks U.S. tech
By DefenseNews.com: U.S. companies Anduril and Palantir are finding money and a proximity to operational military structures in Warsaw's military boost.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
South Korea establishes ministerial council to steer indigenous KF-21 fighter engine development
By FlightGlobal: South Korean government ministries have established a consultative body to coordinate the country's development of an advanced indigenous fighter engine, aimed at powering future variants of the KF-21 aircraft.
FlightGlobal
• Exclusive partner Honeywell
Turkey’s Baykar claims first UCAV beyond-visual-range missile kill
By FlightGlobal: Turkish manufacturer Baykar claims its Kizilelma unmanned combat aircraft has achieved an aviation first by successfully engaging a target drone with a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Senator alleges Airbus Germany delivery failures sparked FCAS rift; Dassault seeks stronger governance ahead of Phase 2
By AeroTime: A French senator says Airbus Germany failed to deliver FCAS sub-assemblies, prompting Dassault to seek stronger governance as Phase 2 talks near.
