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Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, 10:53 AM PST
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Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
Trump nominates Gen. John Lamontagne as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff
By Breaking Defense: Air Mobility Command chief Gen. John Lamontagne — one of several new military nominees submitted by the White House on Monday — would fill a role left vacant since the firing of Gen.
Aviation Week
• Chen Chuanren
China Conducts First Flight of New Tactical Airlifter, More Than a Decade After 2014 Concept
By Aviation Week: China appears to have flown a new tactical airlifter, more than a decade after the concept was first unveiled in 2014.
Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
German Navy Receives First NH90 “Sea Tiger” Anti‑Submarine Helicopter
By Breaking Defense: "The North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea is our playground where we have to fight against enemy submarines, and this is our major role — fighting enemy submarines," Germany's Cpt.
Airbus
Airbus delivers first H160 for the Gendarmerie Nationale
By Airbus: The first Airbus H160 helicopter for the French Gendarmerie Nationale was handed to the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA).
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
UK conducts first test firing of low‑cost cruise missile candidate under Brakestop programme
By FlightGlobal: The first test firing of a low-cost cruise missile candidate for the UK Ministry of Defence's Brakestop programme has been conducted.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Vantor, Niantic Spatial partner to develop GPS‑denied navigation solutions for the defense market
By SpaceNews.com: Vantor partners with Niantic Spatial on GPS-free navigation for defense market.
Reuters
• Florence Loeve
Dassault CEO casts doubt on FCAS future, urging Germany to reconsider reliance on U.S. arms imports
By Reuters: The head of Dassault Aviation raised doubts on Tuesday over the future of a troubled Franco-German-Spanish fighter programme, saying it partly depended on whether Germany was willing to rethink its reliance on U.S.
Shephard Media
