Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Nov- 2023 -

8 November

US Strikes Iran-Linked Weapons Storage Site in Syria

US warplanes carried out a strike on an Iran-linked weapons storage facility in eastern Syria in response to attacks against American personnel.

8 November

A Royal Australian Navy sailor is lowered to the casing of HMAS Collins from an MRH-90 Maritime Support Helicopter while sailing in the Bay of Bengal. The background is a clear blue sky with a few white clouds. The deep blue water below is distrubed by the gusts from the helicopter blades.

Juster Domingo

Australian Defence Force Taps Local Company for Flight Risk Reduction

Avionics company Aerodynamic has been awarded a five-year contract to support the Australian Defence Force's flight monitoring capabilities.

8 November

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Accepts Maintenance Contract for Australia’s Upcoming MQ-4C Drones

Northrop Grumman has signed an agreement to provide initial sustainment services for the Australia's future MQ-4C Triton aerial drone fleet.

8 November

Commander Combat Support Group, Air Commodore Robert Graham (Left) and Combat Support Group Sustainment Enterprise Manager, Brett Kleidon experience the new 'Blue Room' virtual trainer under the guidance of Flight Lieutenant Ben James (Centre) at the Health Operational Conversion Unit RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** Commander Combat Support Group, Air Commodore Robert Graham, officially opened the Health Operational Conversion Units new Blue Room in October.The Blue Room is a mixed-reality simulator used to train Air Force medical staff in on board aircraft medical operations and emergency medical evacuation. The Blue Room is the first medical trainer of its kind in the ADF.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia Opens Virtual Aeromedical Evacuation Training Hub at Base Amberley

Australia has launched a mixed-reality training center at Base Amberley to upskill practitioners for aeromedical evacuation missions.

8 November

Joe Saballa

Australia’s New Long-Range VTOL Drone ‘STRIX’ Reaches Another Milestone

BAE Systems Australia recently announced that its ambitious long-range drone called STRIX has successfully passed critical design review.

8 November

Brigadier-General Alireza Sabahifard, center, unveils the "Kian," a high-precision drone that can locate and attack targets far from the country's borders during a ceremony in the capital Tehran, September 2019.

Alexander Gale

How Drones Are Leveling the Playing Field for Middle Powers

Drones possess transformational potential for middle powers and non-state actors, who may otherwise have limited or virtually non-existent airpower.

8 November

The Norwegian Army fires a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) from the Andøya Space Range in Andøya, Norway against a simulated threat in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2023, May 10, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battlespaces to deliver effects. (Courtesy photo by Royal Norwegian Navy)

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine Says Bolstered Air Defense for Winter Attacks

President Zelensky said Ukraine deployed more Western air defense systems as it braces for a second full winter of Russian attacks on energy facilities.

7 November

The StormBreaker smart weapon is a network enabled air-to-surface munition that can engage moving targets in all weather conditions using its multi-effects warhead and tri-mode seeker.

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Tests StormBreaker Smart Bomb With Super Hornet

The US Navy has conducted the initial fielding of the StormBreaker weapon using F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet multirole combat aircraft.

7 November

Joe Saballa

Hungary Receives First NASAMS Air Defense Systems From Norway

Hungary has taken delivery of its first two NASAMS air defense systems from Norway as part of a $439-million contract signed in November 2020.

6 November

Inder Singh Bisht

US Confirms Reaper Flights Over Gaza in Search of Hostages

The Pentagon has confirmed flying unarmed MQ-9 Reaper drones over Gaza to help recover Hamas-held hostages.

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