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Last Updated: Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, 6:01 PM PDT
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SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch 21 more satellites for Space Development Agency’s LEO defense constellation
By Spaceflight Now:  Update Oct. 14, 6:45 p.m. EDT (2245 UTC): SpaceX scrubbed Tuesday’s launch attempt.

UK Weighs Starlink vs Sovereign Military Satcom: Risks, Rewards and Industrial Implications
By Via Satellite: Military satcom leaders in the United Kingdom and industry partners are working through the risk and reward of using commercial solutions, along with issues of maintaining sovereign communications.

NATO defense ministers seek urgent weapons and ammo for Ukraine as deliveries fall and allied airspace concerns rise
By Associated Press: NATO defense ministers will gather to try and drum up military support for Ukraine. Deliveries of weapons and ammunition to Ukraine have sharply dropped in recent months.

Lockheed, Germany’s Diehl sign PAC-3 MSE pact to boost supply chain resilience
By Breaking Defense: The Memorandum of Understanding, inked here on the floor of the annual AUSA exposition, puts in motion a push to build out greater supply chain resilience for the in demand weapon system.

Boeing Wins Approximately $2.7B in Multiyear Contracts to Produce Additional Patriot PAC‑3 Missile Seekers
By Boeing: Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a combination of multiyear contracts valued at approximately $2.7 billion to produce additional Patriot Advanced Capability‑3 (PAC‑3) seekers.

General Atomics and Hanwha to produce Gray Eagle UAV in South Korea; first flight targeted for 2027
By Breaking Defense: The companies intend for their jointly developed and produced version of the Gray Eagle to first fly in 2027.

Pilatus Delivers PC-12 to German Armed Forces Technical Center
By Air Data News: Pilatus has delivered a PC-12 turboprop aircraft to the Bundeswehr Technical and Airworthiness Center for Aircraft (WTD 61) in Germany. The aircraft will be.