Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Apr- 2023 -

16 April

A man walks in front of a destroyed school in the city of Bakhmut, in the eastern Ukrainian region of the Donbas

Russian Strike Kills 11 in Eastern Ukraine, Moscow Claims Gains Near Bakhmut

The death toll from a Russian strike on a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk climbed to 11 as Moscow claimed advances near Bakhmut.

14 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Raytheon Developing Next-Gen Over-the-Horizon Radar

Raytheon Technologies is developing a next-generation over-the-horizon radar for cruise missile detection.

14 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Jamming US-Delivered ‘Smart’ Munitions in Ukraine

Russian forces are reportedly electronically jamming the US-delivered “smart” bombs in Ukraine, making them miss their targets.

14 April

Pictured:Puma from 33 Squadron in Akrotiri practise winching a simulated casualty over the bases cliffs taken on the 14th of March 2023. The Puma HC.Mk 2 medium support helicopter operates under Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) control. The aircraft is used in a variety of combat roles, including the tactical movement of troops, weapons, ammunition, and stores on the battlefield, as well as the extraction of casualties and in response to medical emergencies on the frontline. It is also employed during non-combatant evacuations, and humanitarian and disaster relief operations.

Rojoef Manuel

UK to Provide Infrastructure Services for Cyprus-Based Military Facilities

The UK has awarded Mitie Defence Limited a contract to deliver critical infrastructure services to British military facilities in Cyprus.

14 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Germany Approves Polish Fighter Jet Delivery to Ukraine

Germany approved a request from Poland for the re-export of five Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine, one of Kyiv's key requests to help repel Russia's forces.

14 April

A student pilot flies a T-6A Texan II during a training sortie near Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas

Staff Writer With AFP

US Airman Arrested Over Pentagon Documents Leak

FBI agents arrested a 21-year-old national guardsman suspected of being behind a major leak of sensitive US government secrets -- including about the Ukraine war.

13 April

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un taking part in a parade ceremony to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Says It Tested New Solid-Fuel ICBM

North Korea said it had successfully tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, hailing it as a key breakthrough for the country's nuclear counterattack capabilities.

13 April