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Last Updated: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, 1:33 PM PST
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South China Morning Post
• Agence France-Presse
Pentagon threatens to recall former combat pilot and NASA astronaut after video urging troops to defy orders; Democratic senator vows defiance
By South China Morning Post: Pentagon targets former combat pilot and Nasa astronaut for urging troops to defy illegal orders, by threatening to recall him to US Navy service.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
DARPA launches X-plane competition for new uncrewed cargo drone
By FlightGlobal: The Pentagon's technology incubator has launched a competition seeking novel designs for uncrewed cargo aircraft capable of carrying payloads more than four times their own weight, with applications spanning military logistics to civil package delivery.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
Unique Russian A-60 Laser Testbed Jet Destroyed In Ukrainian Attack
By The War Zone: Ukraine’s latest long-range attack on a Russian airbase claimed the one-off laser-armed aircraft and an important radar testbed. Ukraine’s latest long-range attack on a Russian airbase claimed the one-off laser-armed aircraft and an important radar testbed.
Shephard Media
• Lucy Powell
Sweden orders Diehl Defence, Saab and MBDA systems to bolster air defences across land and sea
By Shephard Media: The orders continue the country’s growing investment in its air defence systems across land and sea, coming months after previous investments by the government into IRIS-T SLM equipment.
Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio
US Space Force Awards Classified Prototype Contracts for 'Golden Dome' Space‑Based Interceptors
By Bloomberg: The US Space Force awarded multiple small contracts to develop prototypes for space-based interceptors, looking for progress with a technology that has yet to be proven but forms a crucial part of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile-defense umbrella.
Breaking Defense
Space Force Awards First Contracts for Space-Based Interceptor Prototypes — Winners Withheld for Security
Air & Space Forces Mag
Space Force Awards First Contracts for Golden Dome Interceptors
Air Data News
• JCC; Ricardo Meier
Austria retires first C-130K as it prepares to introduce four Embraer C-390 Millennium transports
By Air Data News: Austria has retired the first of its three C-130K Hercules as it moves toward introducing a new fleet of four Embraer C-390 Millennium aircraft.
Vertical Mag
• Jen Boyer
Sikorsky’s Advanced Manufacturing Center uses metal and polymer 3D printing to ease helicopter supply‑chain and sustainment strains
By Vertical Mag: Sikorsky's Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center is a game changer with metal and polymer 3D manufacturing capability.
