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Last Updated: Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, 8:12 PM PST
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Air & Space Forces Mag
• John Tirpak
US Air Force Confirms F-35 Conducted SEAD Missions During 'Midnight Hammer' Strike on Iranian Nuclear Sites
By Air & Space Forces Mag: The F-35s participating in the June raid on Iranian nuclear facilities conducted suppression of enemy air defense operations.
Reuters
• Jasper Ward
Pentagon says Boeing awarded more than $7 billion in military contracts
By Reuters: The U.S. military has awarded Boeing two contracts valued at over $7 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
South China Morning Post
• Agence France-Presse
Pentagon threatens to recall former combat pilot and NASA astronaut after video urging troops to defy orders; Democratic senator vows defiance
By South China Morning Post: Pentagon targets former combat pilot and Nasa astronaut for urging troops to defy illegal orders, by threatening to recall him to US Navy service.
Janes
Merops C‑UAS was operational in Ukraine for 18+ months before US, Polish and Romanian testing
By Janes: Ukraine had been using the Merops counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) for over a year and a half before the US, Polish, and Romanian military personnel trained with...
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
Unique Russian A-60 Laser Testbed Jet Destroyed In Ukrainian Attack
By The War Zone: Ukraine’s latest long-range attack on a Russian airbase claimed the one-off laser-armed aircraft and an important radar testbed. Ukraine’s latest long-range attack on a Russian airbase claimed the one-off laser-armed aircraft and an important radar testbed.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
DARPA launches X-plane competition for new uncrewed cargo drone
By FlightGlobal: The Pentagon's technology incubator has launched a competition seeking novel designs for uncrewed cargo aircraft capable of carrying payloads more than four times their own weight, with applications spanning military logistics to civil package delivery.
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.
