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edrmagazine.eu • Jules Roukoz

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

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

Also: European Spaceflight, Satellite Evolution and defence-industry.eu
2025-11-07T01:38:29.266801-08:00

Today In Defense

Last Updated: Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, 4:51 AM PST

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Breaking Defense • Tim Martin

Eurofighter CEO: Turkish order could outsize home‑nation commitments and spark further exports

By Breaking Defense: One major upside for the consortium, should the wave of additional contracts arrive, is that the volume of export aircraft on order would be greater than those signed by the Eurofighter home nations of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.

2025-11-07T04:47:08.273095-08:00
Aircraft Carrier   China   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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News.CN

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.

Also: Air Data News, Reuters, The Guardian, The Independent, ABC News, South China Morning Post, ANI News Agency, Naval News, Stars and Stripes and 15 more
2025-11-06T21:22:11.637495-08:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

Taiwan to receive first MQ-9B UAVs in 2026

By FlightGlobal: Taiwan will receive its first pair of General AtomicsAeronautical Systems MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicles in the third quarter of 2026, while Lockheed Martin works to accelerate delivery of the island's F-16V fighters amid production delays.

2025-11-06T23:40:30.199130-08:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   AI   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

US Marine Corps to conduct two more XQ-58A Valkyrie test flights this year to assess EW and autonomous mission roles

By FlightGlobal: The US Marine Corps will conduct two more test flights with the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie before year-end, evaluating the uncrewed jet for electronic warfare and autonomous mission applications as part of its collaborative combat aircraft assessment.

2025-11-06T12:36:17.673095-08:00
Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Air & Space Forces Mag • Chris Gordon

Air Force Global Strike Command conducts unarmed Minuteman III ICBM test launch

By Air & Space Forces Mag: Air Force Global Strike Command tested an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in the early hours of Nov. 5.

Also: Stars and Stripes and 5 more
2025-11-05T18:16:34.208218-08:00