Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jan- 2024 -

29 January

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.

29 January

Joe Saballa

From Choppers to Satellites: India, France Ink Key Security Deals

India has entered into an agreement with France to co-produce helicopters, satellites, and other defense hardware for their militaries.

29 January

Joe Saballa

Lockheed, Rafael to Vie for US Army’s Second Cruise Missile Interceptor

Two defense giants have declared their interest in the US Army’s second supersonic cruise missile interceptor program.

29 January

Air Force F-35 Lightning II pilot prepares to refuel

Staff Writer With AFP

Greek PM Hails US Approval of F-35 Fighter Jet Sale

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed a US decision to approve the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Athens.

29 January

An F-16 fires an AIM-120D-3 in the final required flight test for the missile variant, developed under the Form, Fit, Function Refresh, known as F3R. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John McRell)

Staff Writer With AFP

Washington Approves Sale of 40 F-16s to Turkey

The US government approved a $23 billion deal to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey, after Ankara ratified Sweden's NATO membership, the State Department said.

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