Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

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5 October

On 09 April 2024, UK Armed Forces load Container Delivery Systems (CDS) with Humanitarian Aid as part of the action to address the plight of the Palestinian people. Army personnel from 47 Air Despatch Squadron load aid from Jordan and the UK onto an RAF A400M Atlas from RAF Brize Norton. 12000 Kgs of aid was dropped into Northern Gaza after an assessed reduction in threat to the military mission and risk to civilian life. The Royal Air Force participated in a large-scale international aid airdrop into Gaza on Tuesday (9 April 2024) to coincide with Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan. This was the largest airdrop of aid into Gaza on a single day and the culmination of careful planning alongside international partners to ensure the complex mission could be conducted safely and effectively. Led by the Jordanian Armed Forces, the international operation saw 10 nations and 16 aircraft (to check) including UK, Germany, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the United States and Jordan (to check) drop essential aid.

UK to Boost Daily A400M Fleet Readiness by 30%

The UK will increase the number of mission-ready A400M Atlas transport aircraft available each day by 30 percent under a $250-million contract with Airbus.

5 October

The NSMs will be used by the Spanish Navy's F100- and F110-class fleet. Photo: Kongsberg

Jodesz Gavilan

Safran to Double Texas Production of Naval Strike Missile Engines

Safran will double production capacity at its Texas facility for turbojet engines used in missiles and drones.

2 October

Giulia Bernacchi

Embraer, Mahindra Identify Nagpur for Proposed C-390 Assembly Line

Embraer and Mahindra identified Nagpur, in India’s Maharashtra state, as the location for a proposed C-390 Millennium assembly line.

2 October

Inder Singh Bisht

South Korea Revives Talks to Export Biho Air Defense System to India

South Korea is discussing the potential export of its Biho air defense system to India, which previously selected the platform in trials.

2 October

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Let the Air Do the Work: Northrop’s New Missile Engine Targets More Range

Northrop Grumman is giving US Army missiles an unusual advantage: the ability to breathe.

2 October

Christine Casimiro

US Air Force Orders First Four Full-Rate MH-139A Grey Wolf Helicopters

The US Air Force has ordered four additional MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters from Boeing, marking the first full-rate production award for the aircraft.

2 October