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Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 6:02 AM PST
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AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Russian military An-22 transport aircraft crashes
By AeroTime: A Russian Aerospace Forces Antonov An-22 heavy transport aircraft has crashed, with no confirmation yet on the fate of the crew or the cause of the accident.
Russian Antonov An-22 crashes into reservoir; seven crew presumed dead
Payload
• Rachael Zisk
AnySignal Raises $24M Series A to Expand Radio Production for Space and Defense
By Payload: AnySignal announced this morning that it closed a $24M Series A, and is moving into a larger manufacturing facility to jumpstart production of its radio products for space and defense clients.
Reuters
Chinese and Russian military aircraft briefly entered South Korea's KADIZ, Seoul says
By Reuters: South Korea's military said it had scrambled fighter jets when Chinese and Russian military planes entered and left its air defence zone on Tuesday.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
US Congress Advances Reversal of E-7 Wedgetail Cancellation as Air Force Pushes Capabilities to Space
By The War Zone: Lawmakers are pushing back on Pentagon plans to buy E-2 Hawkeyes instead of E-7s, as the Air Force looks to push more capabilities into space.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Pentagon weighs consolidation of DIU tech portfolio
By SpaceNews.com: Pentagon weighs consolidation of DIU tech portfolio Pentagon weighs consolidation of DIU tech portfolio, with implications for space projects.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
US Space Force Awards Muon Space $44.6M in SBIR Funding for 3-Satellite Mission
By Via Satellite: The U.S. Space Force has awarded Muon Space $44.6 million in funding for an on-orbit prototype demonstration of a dual-use space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM) capability.
insidedefense.com
• Dan Schere;
Defense authorization bill would curtail some US Army aviation restructure plans
By insidedefense.com: The compromise version of the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill would restrict the Army's ability to divest from its legacy Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system fleet and would put limits on how the service could deactivate certain combat aviation brigades.
Air & Space Forces Mag
