Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Dec- 2023 -

20 December

US Army ‘Enduring Shield’ Fires AIM-9X Missile Interceptor in Latest Trial

The US Army’s Enduring Shield air defense system launched an experimental AIM-9X missile interceptor during a recent flight demonstration.

19 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Will Produce ‘One Million Drones’ in 2024: Zelensky

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would next year produce one million drones, which have become a crucial factor in the fighting between Kyiv and Moscow.

19 December

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

US Approves $1.95 Billion Black Hawk Sale to Greece

The US State Department has approved a possible $1.95-billion sale of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Greece.

19 December

Rojoef Manuel

Silent Arrow to Produce Long-Range Cargo Drone for US Air Force

California company Silent Arrow has secured a contract to develop a long-range cargo drone for the US Air Force innovation segment AFWERX.

19 December

Inder Singh Bisht

Ukraine Mass Producing Shahed-Like Kamikaze Drone

Kyiv-based Terminal Autonomy has been contracted to deliver 50 AQ-400 Scythe drones a month to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

19 December

Joe Saballa

India Claims Akash Missile First to Intercept Four Targets at 25 Km

India claims to be the first country to simultaneously engage multiple flying targets at 25 kilometers ranges with a single firing unit.

18 December

An Engagement Operations Center (EOC) is seen at a desert landscape at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The center is composed of three trucks and one command station. The center's paint shares the same red-orange hue as the desert landscape. The background is a clear blue sky, dotted with a few thin clouds.

Juster Domingo

Northrop’s Integrated Battle Command System Passes Live-Fire Test

Northrop Grumman has successfully neutralized low- and high-altitude threats with its command system in live-fire tests conducted in New Mexico.

18 December

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves AMRAAM, Sidewinder Missile Sale to Japan

The US State Department has approved the sale of 120 AMRAAM and 44 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles to Japan.

18 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Hamas Ministry Says Israel Strikes Kill 110 in North Gaza

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said at least 110 Palestinians had been killed since the previous day in Israeli strikes on a northern part of the territory.

18 December