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Associated Press • Associated Press

HAL Tejas combat aircraft crashes during Dubai Air Show demonstration

Associated Press reports: The pilot of an Indian combat plane has died after a crash during a demonstration flight at the Dubai Air Show.

Bloomberg • Leen Al-Rashdan

HAL Tejas Crashes During Dubai Airshow Display; Pilot Killed

Wings • Wings Staff

HAL Tejas crashes during Dubai Airshow demonstration at Al Maktoum — pilot killed

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Blue Origin

SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Blue Origin advances Blue Ring spacecraft toward 2026 national security mission

By SpaceNews.com: Blue Origin advances Blue Ring spacecraft toward 2026 national security mission Blue Origin advances Blue Ring spacecraft toward 2026 national security mission.

2025-11-21T15:56:52.930924-08:00

DefenseNews.com • Stephen Losey

US Air Force names general to oversee major acquisition programs

By DefenseNews.com: In his new role, Lt. Gen. Dale White will oversee many of the Air Force's biggest ― and, in some cases, most troubled ― programs.

2025-11-21T14:11:42.333076-08:00

Space Force

Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

US Space Force to solicit prototype proposals for midcourse space-based missile interceptors

By Breaking Defense: Other than stating that the call is for hit-to-kill rather than directed-energy systems for shooting down adversary missiles during their orbital flight trajectory, the notice is lacking technical detail.

2025-11-21T13:48:45.715425-08:00

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The War Zone • Joseph Trevithick

US Air Force Expects C-17 Fleet to Operate Through 2075 as Next-Gen Airlifter Transition Slips

By The War Zone: The Air Force does not expect to have fully transitioned to its Next-Generation Airlift aircraft until 2075.

2025-11-21T10:43:23.540062-08:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

UAC claims first Su-57 deliveries to Algeria during Dubai Airshow

By Air Data News: Russia used the Dubai Airshow on November 19 to claim that the first two Su-57 fighters have been delivered to an unnamed foreign customer. Although Russian.

militarywatchmagazine.com

Algeria Receives Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighters — First Operator in the Arab World

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Russia Delivers First Su-57E Stealth Fighters to Algeria

2025-11-21T09:38:45.527248-08:00

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Breaking Defense • Sinan Ciddi

UK Clears Eurofighter Sale to Turkey — Industrial Win, NATO Strategic Risk

By Breaking Defense: Approving the sale of Eurofighters to Turkey may have had good optics. but it undermines NATO's collective security, argues Sinan Ciddi from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

2025-11-21T10:40:17.774535-08:00

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Breaking Defense • Sinan Ciddi

London’s Eurofighter Sale to Turkey: Industry Win, NATO Security Risk

By Breaking Defense: ![](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/11/GettyImages-2243332858-e1763743921412-360x200.jpg) London’s Eurofighter sale to Turkey: A win for industry, a loss for strategy Approving the sale of Eurofighters to Turkey may have had good optics.

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HAL Tejas combat aircraft crashes during Dubai Air Show demonstration

HAL Tejas Crashes During Dubai Airshow Display; Pilot Killed

HAL Tejas crashes during Dubai Airshow demonstration at Al Maktoum — pilot killed

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UAC claims first Su-57 deliveries to Algeria during Dubai Airshow

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