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Last Updated: Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, 5:58 PM PST
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Defense Secretary Hegseth Proposes Acquisition Reforms to Speed Technology Delivery to Troops
By Aviation Week: In a major speech Nov. 7, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined reforms meant to streamline acquisitions and get new technology to troops quicker.
Hegseth: Pentagon 'Fundamentally Reshaping' Weapons Acquisitions
US and Egypt in talks over potential sale of up to 46 Boeing F‑15EX Eagle II fighters
By Air Data News: Egypt and the United States remain engaged in negotiations over a potential sale of up to 46 Boeing F-15EX Eagle II fighter aircraft, with discussions ongoing.
Spain tests drone integration with H135 and NH90 helicopters
By FlightGlobal: Spanish armed forces have successfully tested integrating small drones with manned rotorcraft, including navy H135s paired with Airbus Flexrotor surveillance aircraft and army NH90s equipped with Spanish-made Q-SLAM-40 loitering munitions.
Rheinmetall and ICEYE form joint venture in Neuss to deliver SAR satellite-based ISR capabilities
By edrmagazine.eu: November 7, 2025 – The technology group Rheinmetall and ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations.
French Air Force point man says FCAS industry kerfuffle overblown, urges calm
By DefenseNews.com: “There are differences but don’t believe all you are reading,” said Brig. Gen. Phillipe Suhr, the French Air Force point man for the program.
China commissions Fujian, its first aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults
By News.CN:  Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presents a People's Liberation Army (PLA) flag to the captain and political commissar of the Fujian at a naval port in Sanya City, south China's Hainan Province, Nov.
Space is key to the Army’s long march to a connected force
By SpaceNews.com: Space is key to the Army’s long march to a connected force.