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Reuters • Tim Hepher

Exclusive: Saab and Airbus co-operate on unmanned fighter technology

Reuters reports: Saab and Airbus are discussing co-operation on unmanned warplane technology, senior executives of the companies told Reuters, a move highlighting surging interest in drones and evolving alliances in Europe's fractured defence industry.

2025-12-05T02:44:04.289240-08:00

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Last Updated: Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 3:29 AM PST

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Wall Street Journal • Heather Somerville

Startups Raise $350M as U.S. Scrambles to Close Hypersonic Missile Gap with Russia and China

By Wall Street Journal: With $350 million in new funding, Castelion is among the companies racing to make the U.S. competitive with Russia and China in Mach 5 warfare.

2025-12-05T03:28:58.414019-08:00
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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

UK MoD eyes hundreds of millions to fund two Proteus uncrewed demonstrators for Royal Navy 700X squadron

By FlightGlobal: UK defence procurement officials are considering investing hundreds of millions of pounds to fund the development of two Proteus uncrewed concept demonstrators for the Royal Navy's 700X Naval Air Squadron.

2025-12-05T01:47:29.107758-08:00
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leonardo.com

Leonardo wins multi-year logistics support contract for Italian Air Force C-27J fleet and Pisa simulator

By leonardo.com: Rome, 05 December 2025 08:58 Leonardo and the Italian National Armaments Directorate have signed a multi-year contract to provide Logistics Support for the Italian Air Force’s fleet of C-27J "Spartan" tactical transport aircraft and for the Full Motion Simulator of the International Training Centre (ITC) at the Air Base in Pisa, headquarters of the 46th Air Brigade.

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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

South Korea funds KF-21 short-range air-to-air missile development (KRW436bn) and awards KRW225bn Cheongnam production contract

By FlightGlobal: South Korea has formally launched development of a short-range air-to-air missile for its KF-21 fighter under a KRW436 billion programme, while separately awarding a KRW225 billion production contract for Cheongnam anti-tank missiles.

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