AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Last Updated: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, 7:46 AM PST
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AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
By AeroTime: The United Kingdom has awarded a £316 million ($413 million) contract to MBDA UK to deliver DragonFire laser weapon systems to the Royal Navy from 2027, following fresh trials in which the high-energy system destroyed high-speed drones.
Ars Technica
• Stephen Clark
By Ars Technica: Ars is first to reveal how the Space Force will name its weapon systems.
Breaking Defense
• Michael Marrow
By Breaking Defense: The defense contractor is also making a play to dislodge Northrop Grumman as the supplier for US Air Force F-16 EW kits.
Aviation Week
• Steve Trimble
By Aviation Week: Fighter backlogs are soaring to heights not seen in decades as countries around the world restock and modernize.
Wall Street Journal
• Mike Cherney
By Wall Street Journal: New devices navigate without the help of satellites or the risk of enemies jamming signals.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Matthew Cox
By Air & Space Forces Mag: An Air Force contract to buy $50 million worth of small drones may transform the service’s MQ-9 Reapers into drone-launching motherships.
insidedefense.com
• Vanessa Montalbano
By insidedefense.com: President Trump yesterday nominated Lt. Gen. Dale White to receive a fourth star and to become the first-ever Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Critical Major Weapon Systems, an Air Force official told Inside Defense.
Wall Street Journal
• Dov Lieber
Reuters
• Sabine Siebold
