Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Aug- 2025 -

26 August

A US Air Force Airman assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Mission Sustainment Team watches as an MQ-9 Reaper prepares to land on an unprepared dirt surface

South Korean Crews Join US MQ-9 Reaper Training

South Korean forces trained with an MQ-9 Reaper from the California Air National Guard’s 163rd Attack Wing during a month-long exercise.

26 August

Christine Casimiro

USAF Picks Red 6 AR System to Train F-16 Pilots Against Virtual Enemies

The US Air Force has contracted Red 6, an augmented reality (AR) solutions company headquartered in Florida, to supply its AR system for the F-16 Fighting Falcon.

26 August

Saab's Gripen E flies with Centaur AI pilot.

Inder Singh Bisht

Thailand Procures Saab Gripen E/F Fighters to Modernize Air Force

Sweden’s defense procurement agency has signed a deal with Saab to supply four Gripen fighter jets to Thailand.

26 August

Inder Singh Bisht

India Debuts Maiden MALE Drone With 3,000-Kilometer Range

Bengaluru-based defense tech startup Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace has unveiled India’s first medium altitude long endurance autonomous combat aircraft.

25 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Israeli Ground Forces to Receive 5,000 Kamikaze Drones From Xtend

Israeli drone company Xtend has won a tender to supply 5,000 first-person view attack drones to the Israeli Ground Forces.

25 August

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Buys Six Land Ceptor Missile Launchers to Reinforce Air Defense

The UK Ministry of Defence has announced a 118-million-pound ($160-million) contract with MBDA for the purchase of six Land Ceptor air defense missile launchers.

25 August

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Korean Air, LIG Nex1 Join Race to Build South Korea’s First Homegrown EW Aircraft

Korean Air and LIG Nex1 have joined forces to bid on South Korea’s Block-I electronic warfare aircraft program, a 1.78-trillion-won project to build the country’s first large-scale electronic attack platform.

24 August

North Korea test-firing two types of new air defense missiles

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Test-Fires Two New Air Defense Missiles: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of two new air defense missiles, state media said, after Pyongyang accused Seoul of fomenting tensions on the border.

22 August

Rojoef Manuel

Epirus Opens Counter-Drone Innovation Hub in Oklahoma

Epirus has inaugurated a counter-unmanned aerial system innovation facility at Fort Sill’s Fires Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator Innovation Park in Lawton, Oklahoma.

22 August