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Aviacionline • Gastón Dubois

Angola receives two Airbus C295 MSA aircraft, becoming Africa’s first operator of the maritime surveillance version

Aviacionline reports: Angola receives two Airbus C295 MSA aircraft, becoming Africa’s first operator of the maritime surveillance version The C295 continues its African success story with 54 aircraft ordered by 11 nations, including Angola’s new MSA version.

defensemirror.com • Defensemirror com bureau

Airbus Delivers Two C295 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft to Angola, Boosting Maritime Patrol and SAR Capability

2025-11-07T11:34:35.854149-08:00

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Can U.S. Intelligence Keep Pace With China’s Rapid Weapons Surge?

By The War Zone: Experts provide us with insights about the impact of Beijing's snowballing military technology advances on U.S. intelligence.

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Aviation Week • Matthew Fulco

U.S. and Kazakhstan Sign $1.1B Tungsten Development Deal to Diversify Supply Away from China

By Aviation Week: A U.S. and Kazakhstan aims to shore up the international supply of tungsten by decade's end, pulling away from China's dominance of the valuable resource.

2025-11-07T14:00:58.007511-08:00

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China commissions Fujian, its first aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults

By News.CN: ![](TdZFiWkRrzJxZ1gv.jpg) Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presents a People's Liberation Army (PLA) flag to the captain and political commissar of the Fujian at a naval port in Sanya City, south China's Hainan Province, Nov.

The War Zone

China Commissions Newest Aircraft Carrier With Its Electromagnetic Catapults Front And Center

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China commissions first CATOBAR aircraft carrier, likely assigned to PLAN South Sea Fleet

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2025-11-06T21:22:11.637495-08:00

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Air & Space Forces Mag • Chris Gordon

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: Pentagon 'Fundamentally Reshaping' Weapons Acquisitions & Testing

By Air & Space Forces Mag: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth promised reforms to the way U.S. buys weapons, overhauling requirements, the acquisition process, and testing.

AirForceTimes

Hegseth moves to overhaul JCIDS, cut red tape and empower program managers

Aviation Week

Defense Secretary Hegseth Proposes Acquisition Reforms to Speed Technology Delivery to Troops

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2025-11-07T15:44:33.962966-08:00

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edrmagazine.eu • Jules Roukoz

Rheinmetall and ICEYE form joint venture in Neuss to deliver SAR satellite-based ISR capabilities

By edrmagazine.eu: November 7, 2025 – The technology group Rheinmetall and ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations.

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2025-11-07T01:38:29.266801-08:00

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Air Data News • JCC; Ricardo Meier

US and Egypt in talks over potential sale of up to 46 Boeing F‑15EX Eagle II fighters

By Air Data News: Egypt and the United States remain engaged in negotiations over a potential sale of up to 46 Boeing F-15EX Eagle II fighter aircraft, with discussions ongoing.

2025-11-07T07:22:26.738572-08:00

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DefenseNews.com • Tom Kington

French Air Force point man says FCAS industry kerfuffle overblown, urges calm

By DefenseNews.com: “There are differences but don’t believe all you are reading,” said Brig. Gen. Phillipe Suhr, the French Air Force point man for the program.