Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jan- 2026 -

12 January

India, France Step Up $22 Billion Rafale Deal Negotiations Ahead of Macron Visit

India and France have intensified negotiations over a Rafale jet deal ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India in February.

12 January

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

US Army Explores GPS-Independent Navigation With ‘Unjammable’ MagNav

Magnav is a next-generation magnetic navigation system, using sensitive magnetometers to detect Earth’s magnetic field, GPS-independent, and jam-resistant.

12 January

Jodesz Gavilan

Lockheed’s F-35 Program Hits Record 191 Deliveries in 2025

Lockheed Martin delivered 191 F-35s in 2025, most in a single year, marking a new milestone for the global fighter program.

12 January

Jodesz Gavilan

Lockheed’s Derco Secures US C-130 Logistics Contract

Lockheed Martin company Derco has secured a new performance-based logistics contract to support C-130 Hercules aviation consumables.

12 January

Global Hawk Block 40 remotely piloted aircraft testing Maritime Modes that include a Maritime Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar, or MISAR

Bea Castañeda

Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) Explained: Seeing Through Motion

This guide explains Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar in military defense, uncovering its functions, applications, and strategic advantages.

9 January

Jodesz Gavilan

Northrop Grumman Launches Digitally Redesigned ICBM Target Vehicle

Northrop Grumman carried out the first launch of its digitally redesigned ICBM target vehicle to improve US missile defenses.

9 January

Jodesz Gavilan

Kosovo Expands Anti-Tank Arsenal With New Turkish OMTAS Missiles

Kosovo has received another shipment of Turkish‑made OMTAS anti‑tank missiles, expanding its inventory of precision weapons.

9 January

251204-N-EG735-1437 ATLANTIC OCEAN – (Dec. 4, 2025) Sailors, assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), re-fuel a CH-53K King Stallion, assigned to U.S. Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, during flight operations, Dec. 4, 2025. Kearsarge is currently underway conducting Basic phase certifications. Photo was edited for operational security. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Chase McDaniel)

Rojoef Manuel

GE Aerospace to Continue King Stallion Engine Supply Under $1.4B US Marines Deal

GE Aerospace has secured a $1.4-billion contract to supply additional T408 turboshaft engines for the US Marine Corps’ Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter.

9 January

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

The US Marine Corps is Finally Getting Its Own Loyal Wingman Drone

XQ-58 Valkyrie is an unmanned aerial system developed by Kratos, equipped with modular payload bays, conventional takeoff and landing capability, and flexible runway operations.

9 January