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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 9, 2025

VOL. 294 NO. 48 December 09, 2025
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Daily Briefs

Daily Briefs
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Daily Briefs

Dec 08, 2025
LOCKHEED gets $1.14b F-35 award... SWEDISH SPACE CORP. to rebrand... New CFO for TERRAN ORBITAL...

In Brief

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In Brief: The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense

Dec 08, 2025
News in brief.

Programs

An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: U.S. Air Force
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USSF Seeks Midcourse-Focused Space-Based Interceptors

Dec 08, 2025
The U.S. Space Force is seeking prototype proposals for space-based interceptors.
The Boeing MQ-25 T1 demonstrator during a 2022 test.
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MQ-25 First Flight Slips Into 2026

Dec 08, 2025
The much-anticipated first flight of the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray for the U.S. Navy has been pushed to early 2026.
Credit: BAE Systems
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Next Missile Warning/Tracking Award Expected In Fiscal 2027

Dec 08, 2025
The U.S. Space Force will not award a second contract to build a future missile warning and tracking constellation in medium Earth orbit until fiscal 2027.
canadian PM office building
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Canada Names Programs Assigned To New Defense Acquisition Agency

Dec 08, 2025
Canada’s Defense Investment Agency will manage acquisitions of AEW aircraft, ground-based surveillance radars and air transport fleet upgrades.
EyePulse
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Daher Flies TBM-Based MALE UAV Demonstrator

Dec 02, 2025
Daher has tested a modified TBM turboprop single to demonstrate autonomous flight capability.
Concept art of Tengden D18 on runway
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China’s Tengden Displays Large Cargo UAV

Dec 01, 2025
The D18, with a 4,350-kg gross weight, is a member of Tengden’s Twin-Tailed Scorpion family of twin-boom uncrewed aircraft.
Concept art of ENOS spacecraft in orbit
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Reditus Plans For Reusable Spacecraft Demo In 2026

Dec 01, 2025
Reditus Space plans to launch its ENOS reusable spacecraft in the summer of 2026, with biotech, pharmaceutical and advanced materials payloads.
iron beam
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Israel Foresees Iron Beam IOC Before Year’s End

Dec 01, 2025
Israel says the Rafael Iron Beam laser weapon should deliver a formal initial operational capability before year's end after completing system development.

Business

aircraft fuselages
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Boeing, Airbus Close Acquisitions Of Spirit Aero, Take In Aerostructures

Dec 08, 2025
Boeing and Airbus announced the long-sought finalization of their complex splitting-up of Spirit AeroSystems on Dec. 8.
Hadrian aims to automate lower lot production Credit: Hadrian
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Lockheed, Hadrian Sign MOU To Increase Missile Parts Production

Dec 08, 2025
Lockheed Martin has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hadrian to help increase production of parts for several missile systems.
Taiwan’s Thunder Tiger plans to participate in the U.S. Army’s $1.1 billion Drone Dominance program Image credit: Thunder Tiger
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Taiwan’s Thunder Tiger Eyes U.S. Army’s Drone Dominance Program

Dec 08, 2025
Taiwan's Thunder Tiger plans to participate in the U.S. Army’s Drone Dominance program.

Funding & Policy

National Parks Service
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NDAA Compromise Adds To Topline, Blocks Aircraft Retirements

Dec 08, 2025
Lawmakers in the compromise fiscal 2026 defense policy bill are authorizing an increase to the Pentagon’s budget beyond the White House’s request.

Technology

Washington, District of Columbia, USA: President DONALD TRUMP speaks with officials and staff in the Oval Office before his announcement of the Golden Dome missile defense system, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Credit Image: © Joyce N. Boghosian/White House/ZUMA Press
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Debrief: Chinese Scientists Show New Focus On Space-Based Interceptors

Dec 08, 2025
While Beijing is criticizing the U.S. pursuit of space-based interceptors as reckless, China’s academic institutions are quietly researching similar concepts.

Operations

attack drones
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U.S. Deploys Iranian Drone Copy In Middle East Unit

Dec 03, 2025
U.S. Central Command plans to use one-way attack drones based on a copy of the Iranian Shahed-136, and has set up a new task force to deploy them.
a330 tanker with nato flags
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Denmark Selects Karup AB As NATO Tanker Unit Forward Base

Dec 04, 2025
Denmark’s Defense Ministry will develop its Karup base as a future forward operating location for NATO’s multinational tanker unit.

Contracts

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Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Dec. 1-5, 2025

Dec 08, 2025
Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.