AeroTime
• Clement Charpentreau
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• Clement Charpentreau
Today In Defense
Last Updated: Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, 2:37 AM PST
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Africa
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Aviacionline
• Gastón Dubois
Angola receives two Airbus C295 MSA aircraft, becoming Africa’s first operator of the maritime surveillance version
By Aviacionline: 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.
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China
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News.CN
China commissions Fujian, its first aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults
By News.CN:  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.
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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.
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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.
The War Zone
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.
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.
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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.
