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Last Updated: Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 1:12 PM PST
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Space Force
Aviation Safety & Regulation
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation
Space Defense & Militarization
Breaking Defense
• Sydney J Freedberg Jr
US Space Force boosts counter-drone defenses at Cape Canaveral Eastern Range to protect launch operations
By Breaking Defense: “It's giving me a holistic coverage over the Cape, as opposed to pockets of coverage that I have today,” Launch Delta 45 Commander Col. Brian Chatman told Breaking Defense.
North America
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
Commercial Space
Space Policy & International Cooperation
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SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
NATO selects 150 companies — including more than two dozen space firms — for DIANA defence accelerator
By SpaceNews.com: NATO has picked 150 companies from 24 of its member countries to join its Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic next year, including more than two dozen with ties to the space sector.
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The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
US Navy EA-18G Growlers Have Touched Down In Puerto Rico
By The War Zone: The Growlers are not a standard show of force, with the jets offering capabilities that would be key in any future strikes in the region.
North America
Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons
Defense Budgets & Spending
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
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navaltoday.com
• Fatima Bahtić
BAE Systems wins $123M US Navy contract to modernize USS Forrest Sherman (DDG-98)
By navaltoday.com: Defense company BAE Systems has received a $123 million contract from the US Navy to modernize the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98).
Europe
Military Aircraft Procurement
Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact
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Breaking Defense
• Aaron Mehta
Sweden says a Ukrainian peace deal wouldn’t delay Gripen E deliveries; government 'looking into' sending older Gripens to Ukraine
By Breaking Defense: Sweden's defense minister told Breaking Defense that his government is "looking into" sending older Gripen models to Ukraine.
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Reuters
• Sabine Siebold
IG Metall demands Dassault be expelled from Franco‑German fighter programme, threatens to halt cooperation
By Reuters: Germany's powerful IG Metall union has warned it will stop cooperating on a Franco-German fighter jet programme if France's Dassault Aviation remains involved, escalating tensions ahead of ministerial talks on Thursday.
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AeroTime
AI
Europe
Defense Budgets & Spending
Defense Industry & Major Contractors
Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)
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Reuters
• Leo Marchandon
Airbus wins €50m contract to integrate AMIAD-developed AI into French weapons and information systems
By Reuters: Airbus has agreed a 50 million euros ($58 million) contract to incorporate artificial intelligence developed by the French Ministerial Agency for Defence AI (AMIAD) into weapons and information systems used by the French armed forces.
