Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jan- 2024 -

30 January

Czech Republic to Acquire 24 F-35 Fighter Jets From US

The Czech Republic has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US to purchase 24 F-35 Lightning II combat aircraft.

30 January

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in Saudi Arabia

Rojoef Manuel

Croatian Army Buys Eight Black Hawk Helicopters From US

The US government has approved the foreign military sale of eight UH-60M Black Hawk medium-lift military helicopters to the Croatian Army.

30 January

Inder Singh Bisht

US Warms to Israel’s Apache Helicopter Request After Initial Denial

Israel’s push for Apache helicopters procurement from the US has reportedly gathered momentum after initial denial.

30 January

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles in Fresh Flurry of Tests

North Korea fired another round of cruise missiles, Seoul said, extending a recent flurry of tests of weapons that analysts warned could be destined for Russia's war in Ukraine.

29 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Rockets Target US Forces in Syria After Deadly Jordan Attack

American and allied forces in Syria were targeted with rockets following the killing of three US soldiers in a drone attack in Jordan.

29 January

Inder Singh Bisht

US to Include Japan in Future Drone Wingman Project

The US will collaborate with Japan on a next-generation drone project, US Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall reportedly said.

29 January

Senegal Air Force Medic carries a litter with a patient on it during an exercise scenario of Aeromedical Evacuation Team Phase V at Ouakam Air Base, Senegal, Jan. 24, 2024. The completion of Phase V of the AMET training signifies a remarkable journey for the Senegalese Air Force which has been actively involved in Aerial Patient Movement in collaboration with USAFE-AFAFRICA Surgeon General Office and Defense Institute for Military Operations since 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dreshawn Murray)

Rojoef Manuel

Senegal Completes US Air Force Aeromedical Evacuation Training

The Armed Forces of Senegal have completed the Aeromedical Evacuation Teams training led by the US Air Force at Ouakam Air Base.

29 January

Rojoef Manuel

General Atomics Gray Eagle 25M Completes Maiden Flight

General Atomics has completed the first flight of its Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aerial system in El Mirage, California.

29 January

Joe Saballa

Saab Secures $102M T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer Contract From Boeing

Saab has won a $102-million contract from Boeing to supply fuselage systems for the T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer aircraft.

29 January

Jackal 2 Reconnaissance vehicles and their crew from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Irish Regiment, drove off the Royal Air Force (RAF) ATLAS C.1 (A400M) aircraft after a Rapid Air Landing (RAL) at RAF Shawbury on Exercise Pegasus Clover on the 12th of December 2023. 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment (1 R IRISH) worked with an RAF ATLAS C.1 aircraft at RAF Shawbury to develop their airlanding skills. Troops loaded and secured Land rovers on the aircraft, and then took flight to practise getting off the aircraft and into the fight as fast as possible. The skills learnt on Exercise Pegasus Clover are vital for the unit in its role in 16 Air Assault Brigade, the British Army’s global response force. The brigade is trained and equipped to be ready to deploy by air at short notice to respond to international crises, from evacuations to warfighting. 1 R IRISH, based at Clive Barracks in Tern Hill, serves in 16 Air Asslt Bde as light recce strike infantry, a new concept that the unit is currently developing. The intent is to provide a highly mobile force that can seek out battle winning information, while having the firepower to hit the enemy hard. It has the flexibility to deploy onto operations by airlanding or driving, as well as conducting helicopter operations.

Rojoef Manuel

British Army Trains Rapid Land Vehicle Deployment Via Air Transport

The British Army has held air landing training to improve rapid ground vehicle deployments using military transport aircraft.

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