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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 4, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 45 December 04, 2025
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Dec 04, 2025
TITOMIC tests thrust chamber for NORTHROP... AIM ROBOTICS introduces new C-UAS system... REIM INSURANCE reveals new policies for space companies...

In Brief

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In Brief: First Six F-16s En Route To Argentina

Dec 04, 2025
News in brief.

Programs

Northrop Grumman
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Northrop Grumman Unveils Project Talon Collaborative Combat Aircraft

Dec 04, 2025
Northrop Grumman’s Scaled Composites on Dec. 3 unveiled Project Talon, the company’s latest design of an uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Attack drone
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Drone Dominance Program Seeks 340,000 Drones By 2028

Dec 03, 2025
The Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program has set a goal of acquiring 340,000 weaponized small drones by 2028, positing major price drops as production ramps up.
Electra EL9
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Electra Forms Defense Division To Seek Hybrid Ultra-STOL Opportunities

Dec 03, 2025
Advanced air mobility startups are looking to defense for early revenues, so Electra.aero is forming a dedicated defense unit to pursue potential military uses.
rocket engine rendering
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Korean Air, Hyundai Rotem To Develop Reusable Methane Rocket Engines

Dec 03, 2025
Korean Air’s Aerospace Division and Hyundai Rotem have launched a joint program to develop a 35-ton-class reusable methane rocket engine for launch vehicles.

Technology

Shield AI spacecraft
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Space Ops: Shield AI Latest To Deploy Drone Autonomy To Spacecraft

Dec 03, 2025
Shield AI announced tests of its Hivemind autonomy software for use on spacecraft, calling autonomy in space a natural extension of the air domain.

Operations

Cockpit view of pilot in Saab F-39E Gripen firing missile
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Meteor Firing Confirms Brazilian Air Force Gripen Capability

Dec 01, 2025
The Brazilian Air Force demonstrated for the first time last week that it can fire MBDA Meteor missiles from its Saab F-39E Gripen fighters.
B-2 bomber
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Damaged B-2 Returned To Flying Status

Dec 03, 2025
U.S. Air Force B-2 bomber returned to operational status four years after it was grounded in 2021, following a gear collapse upon landing.
ZhuQue-3 lifting off
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China’s Inaugural Effort At First-Stage Rocket Recovery Fails

Dec 03, 2025
China completed the inaugural launch of the ZhuQue-3 rocket, but failed to recover the first stage that was a key objective of the flight.

Funding & Policy

Jared Isaacman
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NASA Chief Nominee Isaacman Confidently Testifies To Senate Panel

Dec 03, 2025
NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman, in a repeat Senate confirmation hearing after having his initial nomination retracted, got bipartisan support.
Canadian and EU flags
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Canada Joins EU’s SAFE Defense Initiative

Dec 02, 2025
Canada has joined Europe's SAFE program, a new financial instrument to help EU member states boost spending on common defense in the face of the Russian threat.

Technology

Karem Aircraft uncrewed aircraft
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Archer Selects Karem’s Optimum-Speed Tiltrotor Tech For Defense eVTOL

Dec 02, 2025
Archer Aviation is choosing Karem Aircraft’s optimum-speed tiltrotor technology for the hybrid-electric VTOL that it is developing for the defense market.

Business

Saab Gripen E
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Saab Works With AED Cluster On Portuguese Gripen Proposal

Dec 02, 2025
Saab signed an MOU with trade organization AED Cluster Portugal as part of its drive to sell its Gripen E fighter to to replace Portugal's aging F-16s.