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Last Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, 8:17 AM PST
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DVIDS / U.S. DoD
U.S. Navy recovers F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Seahawk lost off USS Nimitz on Dec. 5
By DVIDS / U.S. DoD: The U.S. Navy successfully recovered on Dec. 5, 2025 the F/A-18F Super Hornet and MH-60R Seahawk aircraft lost during two separate incidents off USS Nimitz (CVN 68).
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
Belgium clears potential $79M purchase of 240 Lockheed AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles
By FlightGlobal: Belgium has secured clearance from the US Department of State for a potentially $79 million acquisition of Lockheed Martin-produced AGM-114R2 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles.
AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
Russian military An-22 transport aircraft crashes
By AeroTime: A Russian Aerospace Forces Antonov An-22 heavy transport aircraft has crashed, with no confirmation yet on the fate of the crew or the cause of the accident.
Russian Antonov An-22 crashes into reservoir; seven crew presumed dead
Payload
• Rachael Zisk
AnySignal Raises $24M Series A to Expand Radio Production for Space and Defense
By Payload: AnySignal announced this morning that it closed a $24M Series A, and is moving into a larger manufacturing facility to jumpstart production of its radio products for space and defense clients.
Reuters
Chinese and Russian military aircraft briefly entered South Korea's KADIZ, Seoul says
By Reuters: South Korea's military said it had scrambled fighter jets when Chinese and Russian military planes entered and left its air defence zone on Tuesday.
The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
US Congress Advances Reversal of E-7 Wedgetail Cancellation as Air Force Pushes Capabilities to Space
By The War Zone: Lawmakers are pushing back on Pentagon plans to buy E-2 Hawkeyes instead of E-7s, as the Air Force looks to push more capabilities into space.
insidedefense.com
• Dan Schere;
Defense authorization bill would curtail some US Army aviation restructure plans
By insidedefense.com: The compromise version of the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill would restrict the Army's ability to divest from its legacy Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system fleet and would put limits on how the service could deactivate certain combat aviation brigades.
Air & Space Forces Mag
