Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Apr- 2024 -

10 April

A Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter is seen flying over a desert plains. The dry, almost barren ground below has a pale yellow color. The helicopter's four spinning blades are blurry from its rotation. The helicopter's paint is dark green.

Juster Domingo

Greece Buys 35 UH-60M Black Hawks From US

The government of Greece has officially signed off on its purchase of 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from the US.

10 April

Joe Saballa

Serbia to Procure 12 Rafale Fighter Jets From France

The Serbian government has announced plans to procure 12 Rafale fighter jets from France as tensions in the Balkan region continue to rise.

10 April

BlueHalo’s LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) combines precision optical and laser hardware with advanced software, artificial intelligence (AI), and processing to enable and enhance the directed energy “kill chain”.

Rojoef Manuel

US Army P-HEL Anti-Drone Weapon to Receive Full-Cycle Support From BlueHalo

The US Army has awarded BlueHalo a contract to provide full-cycle support for the Palletized High Energy Laser System capability.

10 April

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.

Rojoef Manuel

Jordan-Led Fleet Completes Largest Humanitarian Airdrop for Gaza

A Jordanian-led airlift operation has delivered the “largest” humanitarian supply airdrop for Gaza since war broke out between Hamas and Israel.

9 April

Joe Saballa

Lockheed to Build Micro-Electronics Suite for US Navy’s MH-60R Helicopter

Lockheed Martin will develop an advanced micro-electronics package to be integrated into the US Navy’s MH-60R Seahawk helicopters.

8 April

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Orders Solar-Powered VTOL Drone From California Company

Kraus Hamdani Aerospace has received a contract to deliver a solar-powered vertical takeoff and landing drone to the US Navy.

8 April

Joe Saballa

Russia Painting Fighter Jet Decoys on Airfields Amid Heavy Losses: Intel

The Russian military has been painting images of fighter aircraft on the tarmac of its airfields in an attempt to deceive Ukrainian forces, a intelligence report has revealed.

5 April

Rojoef Manuel

First New Zealand Super Hercules Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight Test

New Zealand’s first C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft has conducted its initial flight test in the US.

5 April

A LITENING 5 Target Pod. The capsule-shaped targetting system is painted gray-green and has "Litening" painted in white in the middle of it.

Juster Domingo

Sweden Orders $37M Gripen Target Pod Package From Saab

Sweden has ordered additional LITENING 5 target designator pods from Saab, estimated at 390 million kronor ($37 million).

5 April

Joe Saballa

In ‘Historic’ First, US Navy Test-Launches Four LRASMs Simultaneously

The US Navy test-launched four Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles simultaneously for the first time, marking a historic feat in the next-generation missile weapon development.

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