Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Oct- 2026 -

1 October

Belgium adds NASAMS to its air defense system portfolio.

Belgium Buys Kongsberg NASAMS in $1B Air Defense Deal

Kongsberg has signed a contract to supply NASAMS to Belgium, expanding the country’s ground-based air defense capabilities.

1 October

Jodesz Gavilan

Avio USA Starts Building Plant to Power US Missile Boom

Avio USA has broken ground on a new Virginia plant that will produce thousands of solid rocket motors a year for US missile programs.

Sep- 2026 -

30 September

AH-6 Little Bird light attack helicopter. Photo: Boeing

Rojoef Manuel

US Delivers ‘Little Bird’ Military Helicopters to Thailand

The Royal Thai Army has taken delivery of eight Boeing AH-6i Little Bird light attack and reconnaissance helicopters at Kerry Siam Seaport.

30 September

Air to Air of Tiger ARH A38-001 performing a jettison of it's Counter Measure Dispensing System. At the Port Wakefield proving ground. Trial E3032 Tiger ARH CMDS

Rojoef Manuel

Australian Army Decommissions Airbus Tiger Helicopters After Two Decades

The Australian Army has officially concluded flying operations of its Airbus Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter Tigers, marking the end of the platforms' 22 years of service.

30 September

Hürkuş-II basic jet trainers. Photo: Turkish Aerospace Industries

Rojoef Manuel

Turkish Air Force Inducts First Homegrown Hürkuş-II Jet Trainers

The Turkish Air Force has officially accepted the first two Hürkuş-II next-generation basic trainer aircraft into service, marking the inaugural delivery of a locally built platform to the nation's armed forces.

30 September

Christine Casimiro

US Navy Awards Boeing $20B+ Contract to Build Sixth-Gen F/A-XX Fighter

The US Navy has selected Boeing to build and produce the sixth-generation F/A-XX fighter after months of delaying its down-selection.

30 September

Maris Tech provides sensor assistance to systems.

Jodesz Gavilan

Maris-Tech Lands Record $10M Order for Military Aircraft Video

Israel’s Maris-Tech has received a $10-million order to develop and supply video systems for multiple next-generation manned defense aircraft.

30 September

Jodesz Gavilan

Aselsan’s Korkut 35 Takes On Drones in Live-Fire Test

Aselsan has tested its Korkut 35 air defense system against drones during a live-fire demonstration.

29 September

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaiah Trujillo, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) maintenance technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), and Lance Cpl. Mario Mendoza, a UAS maintenance technician with VMU-1, MAG-13, 3rd MAW, recover a U.S. Marine Corps RQ-21A Blackjack aircraft during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-20 at Canon Air Defense Complex in Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 26, 2019. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps Aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. WTI also provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adaezia Chavez)

Rojoef Manuel

Boeing, Gogo Test Starlink Rival for Military Drones

Boeing subsidiary Insitu and aviation communications provider Gogo Special Missions have combined and tested a high-speed satellite connectivity system on a Group 3 unmanned aerial system.

29 September