Today In Defense
Last Updated: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, 9:44 AM PST
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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.
Skies Magazine
• SkyAlyne Press Release; November
First RCAF CT-153 Juno helicopter for FAcT program receives manufacturing acceptance
By Skies Magazine: With manufacturing activities on this aircraft in Germany accepted and complete, it is now in transit to Airbus Helicopters in Canada’s facility in Fort Erie, Ont.
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.
Vertical Mag
• Jen Boyer; November
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.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
General Atomics and Saab cite 'tremendous customer interest' in MQ-9B AEW development
By FlightGlobal: Prospective customers will be in attendance when General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Saab fly an MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft configured for airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) duties next year, with service entry being offered before the end of this decade.
Breaking Defense
• Tim Martin
Northrop: IBCS Enters Full-Rate Production After Polish Milestone
By Breaking Defense: “We have the capacity to….increase our production by two, three or even four times what we do today," said Kenn Todorov, vice president and general manager of C2 and weapons integration at Northrop Grumman.
Payload
• Douglas Gorman
Enabled Intelligence Wins $708M Seven‑Year NGA ‘SEQUOIA’ Contract
By Payload: The seven-year “SEQUOIA” contract was awarded in September, but was announced more recently after the government returned to work.
