Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jan- 2025 -

23 January

India’s First Scramjet Engine Test Pushes Hypersonic Development

India’s Defence Research & Development Laboratory has tested a scramjet engine combustor, taking a crucial step in hypersonic missile development.

23 January

The Quantum Systems Vector 2-in-1 and Sypaq Systems CorvoX *** Local Caption *** The Quantum Systems Vector 2-in-1 and Sypaq Systems CorvoX will provide the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force with small uncrewed aerial systems designed to operate across a range of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, enhancing situational awareness, force protection and the potency of Defences capabilities across land and littoral operations. These systems will be able to operate from or within confined areas, including small marine craft, urban environments and close vegetation, and work together with and complement crewed systems on a range of missions. This enables Army and Air Force to secure and control strategic land positions without placing our people in harms way, hold potential adversaries at risk, and support a broader strategy of denial. These capabilities are acquired as part of Project Defence 129 and deliver enhanced situational awareness and increased force protection through the acquisition and sustainment of tactical to nano-UAS platforms capable of operating across the spectrum of maritime and land force operations.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia to Open Radio Factory for Future Tactical Small Drones

Australia has revealed the construction of a communications manufacturing facility to support the armed forces’ small unmanned aerial systems expansion project.

23 January

Rojoef Manuel

Babcock to Provide PC-7 Training Aircraft Fleet for French Military

Babcock has accepted a contract to supply Pilatus PC-7 MKX training aircraft to the French Air and Space Force as well as the French Navy.

23 January

Joe Saballa

Israel Buys More Iron Dome Interceptors With US Aid

Israel’s Ministry of Defense has finalized a procurement agreement with state-owned Rafael for additional Iron Dome interceptors.

23 January

Joe Saballa

South Korea Begins Work on Iron Dome-Like Interceptor

South Korea has commenced the development of a homegrown interceptor system similar to Israel’s renowned Iron Dome.

22 January

Giulia Bernacchi

Turkey’s ‘Kizilelma’ Unmanned Fighter Jet Completes Flight Test

The Turkish firm Baykar has tested a prototype of the Bayraktar Kizilelma, an indigenous unmanned fighter jet.

22 January

Joe Saballa

India Officially Joins Eurodrone Program

The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation has officially welcomed India into the ambitious Eurodrone program, making it the second Asian country to be granted observer status.

21 January