Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

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.

31 March

A critical air transport team from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 15th Medical Group personnel escort a patient into a Negative Pressure Conex-Lite during an aircraft swap at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 21, 2022. This was the first instance within the U.S. Pacific Air Forces area of responsibility that an NCPL was moved from one aircraft to another while carrying a patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Ricker)

Rojoef Manuel

SimX to Produce VR Simulator for USAF En-Route Medical Training

SimX has received a $750,000 contract to develop a virtual reality medical simulator solution supporting US Air Force en-route care training.

31 March

Inder Singh Bisht

France Narrows List of Kamikaze Drone Project Contenders

The French Defense Innovation Agency narrowed its list of contenders to two consortia for a loitering munition project announced last year.

30 March

Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb test fire

Staff Writer With AFP

Long-Range US Rockets Could Give Ukraine Major Boost: Analysts

The long-range rockets that Moscow says the US has delivered to Ukraine could be a strategic asset for Kyiv against Russian troops in coming months, analysts say.

30 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Nine Dead in Crash of Two US Army Black Hawks

Two US Army helicopters crashed during a nighttime training mission in Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers on board, a general said.

30 March

A model of the French-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System aircraft sits on the tarmac during the 53rd Paris Air Show on June 17, 2019

Rojoef Manuel

FCAS Partners Begin Sensor Design Phase for Next Generation Weapon System

Spain, Germany, and France have begun designing tactical sensors to support the Next Generation Weapon System program.

30 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Ukraine War Delayed Taiwan’s 150-Kilometer Precision Bomb Purchase: Report

Taiwan has reportedly deferred purchasing the ground-launched small-diameter bomb from the US due to Washington’s Ukraine commitment.

30 March

A310 MRTT and DT-25 drone over Spanish airspace.

Rojoef Manuel

Airbus Demonstrates In-Flight Drone Guidance and Control With A310 Tanker

Airbus has trialed in-flight drone guidance and control with an A310 multirole tanker transport aircraft in Spain.

30 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Lockheed Flight Tests Patriot-3 MSE With Updated Software

Lockheed Martin has flight-tested its PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement to validate the platform’s latest software update.

30 March

Inder Singh Bisht

Italy Tasks MBDA With Studying Stinger Air Defense System Replacement

The Italian defense ministry has reportedly tasked MBDA with exploring a replacement for the FIM-92 Stinger man-portable air defense system.

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