Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Nov- 2023 -

13 November

A UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter is parked on Muir Army Airfield for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new variant on October 6, 2021.

Five US Service Members Killed in Helicopter Crash

Five American service members were killed when a helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean during a training exercise, US officials said.

12 November

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Announces Sale of Air Defense System to New NATO Member Finland

Israel's defense ministry announced a 317 million euro ($340 million) deal for the sale of its David's Sling air defense system to Finland.

12 November

North Korea Intercontinental ballistic missile

Staff Writer With AFP

US, S. Korea, Japan to Share N. Korea Missile Warning Data

United States, South Korea, and Japan agreed to activate a real-time data-sharing operation on North Korean missile launches next month.

10 November

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Ballistic Missile Interceptor Hits First ‘Target’

Israel said its latest hypersonic ballistic missile interceptor had for the first time destroyed a "target" headed toward Israel from the Red Sea, highlighting potential attacks from Yemen.

9 November

Inder Singh Bisht

Israel Requests 200 Switchblade Kamikaze Drones From US

The US administration is reportedly reviewing an Israeli procurement request for 200 Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones.

9 November

Inder Singh Bisht

India Procures Additional Israeli Surveillance Drones

The Indian military has reportedly procured six Israeli unmanned aerial systems to augment its surveillance along its disputed border with China.

9 November

Inder Singh Bisht

Turkish Robot Vehicle Test-Fires Kamikaze Drones

A Turkish unmanned ground vehicle recently test-fired loitering munitions, a first in its class.

9 November

Joe Saballa

India Test-Fires ‘Pralay’ Tactical Ballistic Missile

India has successfully test-fired its “Pralay” short-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile.

9 November

Staff Writer With AFP

US Confirms Houthis Shot Down American Reaper Drone off Yemen

Yemen's Houthi rebels shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone, a senior US defense official said, confirming an earlier claim by the Iran-backed group.

9 November