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avweb.com • Matt Ryan

F-16 Crash in California Near County Line; Pilot Hospitalized, Investigation Underway

avweb.com reports: Emergency crews respond to likely F-16 accident near county line.

Associated Press • Associated Press

Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California Desert; Pilot Ejects Safely

The Aviationist • Kai Greet

Pilot Safe After USAF Thunderbirds F-16 Crashes in California

Also: AirForceTimes, Military Times, Stars and Stripes, The Independent and 11 more

2025-12-03T12:55:18.834803-08:00

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Breaking Defense • Barry Rosenberg

US Air Force Reserve forms offensive cyber squadron to retain veteran operators

By Breaking Defense: As cyber veterans exit active duty, a new Reserve offensive squadron gives them a way to keep executing missions, an officer told Breaking Defense.

2025-12-03T14:26:04.489358-08:00

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DefenseNews.com • Stephen Losey

Pentagon Pre-Qualifies 1,000+ Firms — Including BAE, L3Harris and Elbit America — as Potential Vendors for 'Golden Dome' Missile-Defense Program

By DefenseNews.com: BAE Systems, L3Harris and Elbit America are some firms the Missile Defense Agency selected as potential vendors for a national missile defense shield.

SpaceNews.com

MDA Clarifies 'SHIELD' Vendor Selection Is Not a Preview of Golden Dome Award

news.ssbcrack.com

Pentagon Selects 1,000+ Firms for $151 Billion Missile-Defense Contracting Framework

Also: Defense Daily and Defense & Security Monitor

2025-12-03T11:17:28.247428-08:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Applied Aerospace and PCX Aerosystems Merge to Scale Aerospace Manufacturing Capabilities

By Via Satellite: Applied Aerospace and PCX Aerosystems, are merging to create greater scale as a supplier of precision hardware and systems for aircraft, rotorcraft, satellites, launch vehicles, and missile defense.

2025-12-03T13:05:02.602687-08:00

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The War Zone • Tyler Rogoway

Images of Shahed-136 clone drones sent to the Middle East reveal satellite datalinks and swarming capabilities

By The War Zone: Images of the LUCAS drones sent to "flip the script" on Iran give insights into their advanced capabilities.

Also: Aviation Week

2025-12-03T08:44:18.237819-08:00

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The War Zone • Thomas Newdick

F/A‑18 Super Hornet Employs Rare AGM‑84H/K SLAM‑ER on U.S. Strikes Against Houthi Targets

By The War Zone: The highly accurate AGM-84H/K was among the varied collection of precision-guided munitions used during U.S. operations against Houthi targets earlier this year.

2025-12-03T11:25:42.748885-08:00

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Air & Space Forces Mag • Greg Hadley

USAF's 'Re-Optimization': Top Leaders Rule on What’s In, What’s Out

By Air & Space Forces Mag: After previous Air Force leaders announced a sweeping slate of re-optimization changes, the new top brass is discarding more than half.

Breaking Defense

Air Force (mostly) ditches Biden-era 'reoptimization'

realcleardefense.com

U.S. Air Force Reoptimization: Senior Leaders Finalize What Stays — and What Goes

Also: Defense One, news.defcros.com and insidedefense.com

2025-12-02T15:11:30.299599-08:00

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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Australia weighs transfer of Tiger helicopters to Ukraine

By AeroTime: Australia is considering sending its retiring Tiger helicopters to Ukraine as it announces a new A$95 million aid package and fresh sanctions on Russia.

Also: The Aviationist, Australian Broadcasting Corporation and defence-blog.com

2025-12-03T06:29:20.686354-08:00

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