Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Oct- 2023 -

24 October

Drones Shot Down in Attack on US Troops in Syria: Pentagon

Two drones were shot down Monday during an attempted attack on a base housing US forces in Syria, according to the Pentagon.

23 October

Juster Domingo

Australia Deploys Early Warning Aircraft to Support Ukraine

A Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail has arrived at Ramstein Air Base in Germany for a six-month deployment to support Ukraine.

23 October

Joe Saballa

Israel Receives 45th Cargo Plane Loaded With Weapons for Fight Against Hamas

The US has sent a total of 45 military transport aircraft carrying tons of armaments and armored vehicles to Israel amid its ongoing war with Hamas, the Israeli defense ministry confirmed Friday.

23 October

A French F-2 Rafale flies over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Jan. 8, 2016. OIR is the coalition intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb)

Staff Writer With AFP

France Says Talking to Saudi About Rafale Fighter Sale

The French government is talking to Saudi Arabia about selling the kingdom Rafale fighter jets, France's defense minister said.

23 October

China's aircraft carrier the Liaoning sails with other ships

Joe Saballa

US Identifies Six Scenarios That Could Prompt China to Invade Taiwan

The US Department of Defense has outlined six scenarios that could prompt China to take large-scale military action against Taiwan.

23 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Hamas War Could Last Months, Vows It Would Be ‘Last’

Israel's defense minister said the war against Hamas could take "months" but insisted it would be the last against the Gaza militant group.

20 October

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO Ups Baltic Sea Patrols After Underwater Damage

NATO is ramping up patrols in the Baltic Sea after damage to underwater infrastructure between alliance members in the area.

20 October

A UK Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35 jet is seen taking off. A tree is on the left, serving as the background. A field of grass serves as the foreground, cut off from the background by what appears to be a concrete runway.

Juster Domingo

UK Air Force Hones Combat Skills in Poland Exercise

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) tested its Typhoon fleet's combat skills in Operation Carson in Poznan, Poland, flying with Polish, Italian, US, and Spanish Air Forces to promote air interoperability.

20 October

he Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) transits the Bosphorus Strait

Staff Writer With AFP

US Navy Intercepts 3 Missiles Fired From Yemen ‘Potentially’ at Israel: Pentagon

A US Navy ship in the Red Sea shot down missiles and drones that had been fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, possibly at Israel, the Pentagon said.

20 October