Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Mar- 2025 -

19 March

HII Bags US Air Force F-16 Training Device Support Contract

HII has received a contract to deliver logistics support for the US Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft training devices.

19 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Macron Says France to ‘Increase’ Orders for Rafale Warplanes

President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday that France planned to increase orders for Rafale fighter jets, adding the country will have to get ready to defend itself "if we want to avoid war."

18 March

Giulia Bernacchi

Collins Aerospace to Upgrade US Army Black Hawk Avionics System

Collins Aerospace has secured an $80-million contract to upgrade the avionics system of the US Army’s Black Hawk helicopters.

18 March

Giulia Bernacchi

General Atomics Tests Gray Eagle With PLEO Satellite Communications

General Atomics has tested the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) drone using the Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) satellite network.

18 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Angry Kitten ‘Cognitive’ EW Pod Tested on C-130

The US Air Force is considering integrating the Angry Kitten electronic warfare pod on larger platforms, such as the C-130 Hercules.

18 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Taiwan Says Detects 59 Chinese Aircraft Around Island

Taiwan detected 59 Chinese aircraft around the self-ruled island, the defense ministry said Tuesday, the highest tally since a record in October and days after Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called China a "foreign hostile force".

18 March

Giulia Bernacchi

France, Italy, UK Order More Aster Missiles, Accelerate Deliveries

France, Italy, and the UK have agreed to order 218 additional Aster missiles and to accelerate the delivery of those previously ordered.

17 March

Inder Singh Bisht

US Marines MQ-9 Network Extension Pod Delivered for Final Tests

The US Navy’s MQ-9 Reaper test squadron at Pax River, Maryland, has taken delivery of its first SkyTower II airborne network extension pod.

17 March

Joe Saballa

Lockheed Builds Russian Pantsir-S1 Mock-Up to Train F-16s and F-18s

Lockheed Martin has created a replica of the Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system to evaluate the effectiveness of the targeting pods installed on F-16 and F/A-18 fighter jets.

16 March