Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Sep- 2025 -

12 September

A NATO E-3 Sentry approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing during an aerial refueling mission over Spain, July 2, 2025. The E-3 is an airborne early warning and control aircraft that aims to protect allies by detecting and tracking hostile aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Aidan Martínez)

NATO Invests $18 Million in E-3 Sentry Engine Sustainment

NATO has awarded Pratt & Whitney an $18-million contract to maintain the TF33 engines that power the alliance’s E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft.

12 September

AeroVironment’s Switchblade 600 Air-launched from General Atomics’ MQ-9A

Rojoef Manuel

Switchblade 600 Kamikaze Drone Launched From MQ-9A Reaper for First Time in Arizona Tests

AeroVironment and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have carried out the first air launch of a Switchblade 600 loitering munition from an MQ-9A Reaper in Arizona, advancing efforts to expand long-range precision strike options for drones.

11 September

Inder Singh Bisht

Schiebel Launches Weaponized Camcopter Drone Variants

Austrian company Schiebel has unveiled two vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial systems designed for armed operations.

11 September

Inder Singh Bisht

South Korea Launches UH/HH-60 Black Hawk Upgrade Program

South Korea’s arms procurement agency has launched the system development phase of the UH/HH-60 helicopter performance improvement project.

11 September

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Explores Atomic Clock Precision to Coordinate GPS-Denied Drone Swarms

The USAF has requested an atomic clock technology to enhance the coordination of drone swarms operating in GPS-denied environments.

11 September

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Dives Into Collaborative Combat Trials

In partnership with the Royal Australian Air Force, Boeing has put the MQ-28 Ghost Bat to the test, proving its operational viability.

11 September

Marines test drone systems in Defense Innovation Unit challenge.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Marines Test Drone Prototypes in Defense Innovation Initiative

The US Marine Corps has conducted Phase 2 of the DIU G.I. Challenge, testing unmanned aircraft systems under operational conditions.

10 September

Giulia Bernacchi

British-Ukrainian Startup Secures $5M to Develop Autonomous Strike Drone

Trypillian has secured a $5-million investment for the development of Trypillian SSG, a long-range autonomous strike drone.

10 September

HADES will provide transformational increases in speed, range, payload and endurance for Army aerial ISR collection capabilities supporting the joint force. (Photo courtesy Bombardier Defense)

Rojoef Manuel

SNC Accepts Second Bombardier Jet for US Army HADES Spy Plane Program

Sierra Nevada Corporation has received the second Bombardier Global 6500 business jet for conversion into the US Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System aircraft.

10 September