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Last Updated: Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, 9:59 AM PST
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Aviation Week
• Chen Chuanren
Taiwan Unveils $40 billion Supplemental Defense Budget
By Aviation Week: The funds, to be allocated from 2026–33, will support programs including the domestically developed T-Dome air defense missile system and various uncrewed platforms.
Aviation Week
• Robert Wall
Germany to Deploy Arrow-3 Exoatmospheric Interceptor, Gaining First Ballistic Exoatmosphere Intercept Capability
By Aviation Week: Germany is about to start fielding the Israeli Arrow missile defense system to give the country its first exoatmospheric ballistic threat intercept capability.
Air & Space Forces Mag
• Douglas A. Birkey
US Must Accelerate Development of Next‑Generation Jet Engines to Preserve Air Dominance
By Air & Space Forces Mag: The Air Force needs new advanced jet engines that can generate more thrust, range, power, and cooling than today's jets.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
GKN Aerospace to fly new Swedish UAV demonstrator within 18 months
By FlightGlobal: Sweden's Defence Materiel Administration has awarded GKN Aerospace a contract to design, develop and flight-test a new uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator by mid-2027.
Shephard Media
GKN Aerospace aims to flight‑test cost‑effective jet‑powered UAV demonstrator by 2027
Aviation Week
GKN Aerospace Wins Swedish UAS Demonstrator Contract
dassault-aviation.com
Dassault Aviation and cortAIx partner to develop sovereign AI for future air combat
By dassault-aviation.com: Dassault Aviation and Thales have entered into a strategic partnership for the development of controlled and supervised AI for defence aeronautics. © Thales.
Economic Times
• Arindam Majumder
Safran to transfer full fighter-jet engine technology, including hot section, to India for 120–140 kN indigenous engine
By Economic Times: French aerospace major Safran has agreed to a 100% technology transfer for India's indigenous fifth-generation stealth fighter jet engine, including critical hot section components.
Economic Times
• Press Trust of India
Russia launches classified military satellites on Angara-1.2 from Plesetsk, defence ministry confirms
By Economic Times: Russia successfully launched undisclosed military satellites. The launch occurred from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. An Angara-1.2 light launch vehicle carried the payload.
