Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Apr- 2023 -

4 April

Boeing to Enhance US Air Force Pegasus Tanker Communications Capabilities

The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a $184-million contract to enhance the communications capabilities of its KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft.

4 April

Rojoef Manuel

General Atomics Deploys MQ-9A for US Marine Corps Drone Training

General Atomics has deployed its MQ-9A Reaper drone to support the US Marine Corps in training exercises in California.

4 April

Joe Saballa

Chinese Spy Balloon Acquired US Intel Before Being Shot Down: US Officials

The Chinese spy balloon seen flying over North America in February had reportedly acquired US intelligence before getting shot down.

4 April

A German Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas flies in formation with four Finnish F/A-18 fighters.

Rojoef Manuel

NATO Fighter Jets Fly in ‘Large-Scale’ Joint Training Over Baltics

More than 20 fighter jets from NATO allies and partners joined a “large-scale” training exercise over Baltic airspace.

4 April

The first two F-22 Raptors, part of the incoming Formal Training Unit aircraft fleet, touch down at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Mar. 29, 2023. JBLE has been working hard over the last four years to prepare for the bed down of 30 additional F-22 Raptors and the establishment of the FTU. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Mikaela Smith)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Receives First Jets for F-22 Formal Training Unit

The US Air Force’s 71st Fighter Squadron has received its first two F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia.

4 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Poland Says Supplied Some of Pledged MiG-29s to Ukraine

Poland said it had already transferred some MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine after fellow NATO member Slovakia announced it had shipped an initial batch of its own.

3 April

Inder Singh Bisht

India Procures Upgraded Indigenous Air Defense System for $1 Billion

India has awarded Bharat Dynamics Limited a $1 billion contract to produce and deliver an “improved” Akash surface-to-air system.

3 April

Joe Saballa

US Clears $350M AH-1W Super Cobra Helicopter Sale to Bahrain

The US State Department has greenlighted a potential sale of surplus AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters to Bahrain.

3 April

Inder Singh Bisht

Raytheon to Provide Next-Gen Airborne Jammer for US Navy, Australia

Raytheon has clinched a $650 million contract to produce 11 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band ship sets for the US Navy and four for Australia.

Mar- 2023 -

31 March

A test dummy equipped with a new modular handgun system is dropped at a rate of speed on a vertical deceleration tower inside the 711th Human Performance Wing, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Dec. 6, 2017. The drop is meant to simulate being ejected from an aircraft and tests the safety and durability of the new modular handgun system when exposed to the stresses associated with ejection from an aircraft. This is the first time any service has conducted this type of demonstration to ensure a side arm is safe for aircrew to carry in ejection seat aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

Rojoef Manuel

US Approves Foreign Military Sale of Actuated Devices to Kuwait

The US has approved a $59.1 million foreign military sale of actuated devices and related support for Kuwait.

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