Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Oct- 2023 -

9 October

US Deploying Ships Closer to Israel, Sends Munitions

President Joe Biden ordered US ships and warplanes to move closer to Israel in a show of support, while sending fresh military aid after attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

7 October

Smoke billows from the Babasi oil facility in the countryside of al-Qahtaniya in Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeastern Hasakeh province on October 6, 2023 following a Turkish strike

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey Launches New Wave of Syria Strikes

Turkey said it had a launched a new wave of air strikes against Kurdish targets in Syria in retaliation for a bombing attack in Ankara.

6 October

Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar. Photo: Raytheon

Rojoef Manuel

Raytheon Tests US Army’s Future LTAMDS Radar in New Mexico

Raytheon has tested its Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS) radar for the US Army in New Mexico.

6 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Raytheon to Develop More Efficient Propulsion Technology

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has contracted Raytheon to develop a new class of propulsion technology.

6 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Russian Defense Minister Calls to Speed Up Bomber Production

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday called for more Su-34 fighter jets to be produced as Moscow pursues its offensive in Ukraine.

6 October

Joe Saballa

US Clears $2.8B Patriot Missile Sale to Spain

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of four Patriot Configuration-3+ modernized fire units to the government of Spain.

6 October

Rojoef Manuel

Kaman, Near Earth to Showcase Heavy-Lift VTOL Drone for US Army

The US Army has contracted Kaman and Near Earth to conduct a resupply demonstration using a heavy-lift vertical takeoff and landing drone.

6 October

An F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft returns to the fight after receiving fuel

Staff Writer With AFP

US F-16 Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over Syria

US warplanes shot down a Turkish drone that was deemed a threat to American forces in Syria, the Pentagon said -- an incident likely to raise tensions between the NATO allies.

5 October