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Breaking Defense • Tim Martin

German Navy Receives First NH90 “Sea Tiger” Anti‑Submarine Helicopter

Breaking Defense reports: "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.

AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

German Navy receives first NH90 Sea Tiger

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2025-12-16T06:05:47.758387-08:00

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Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, 6:28 AM PST

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Reuters

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.

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2025-12-16T02:10:15.322394-08:00
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Unmanned Airspace • Kylie Bielby

Rheinmetall showcases counter‑UAS capabilities at Finnish GBAD Demo Days in Lohtaja

By Unmanned Airspace: Rheinmetall has successfully demonstrated its capabilities in counter measures against small unmanned aerial systems (c-sUAS) at the Ground-based Air Defence (GBAD) Demo Days at the firing range in Lohtaja, Finland.

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2025-12-16T03:16:26.404127-08:00
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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

C-130J 'uniquely positioned' for India's Medium Transport Aircraft need, Lockheed Martin says

By FlightGlobal: Lockheed Martin is confident that its C-130J is best placed to meet the Indian air force's Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) requirement, with the US company highlighting its existing relationship with the nation's defence industrial base.

2025-12-16T03:33:07.282993-08:00