Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Nov- 2024 -

20 November

Rojoef Manuel

Malaysia Rents Leonardo Helicopters for Military

Kuala Lumpur has awarded Italian defense firm Leonardo a contract to lease helicopters to the Malaysian Armed Forces.

20 November

Joe Saballa

Lockheed’s Precision Strike Missile Performs Double Salvo in Recent Trial

Lockheed Martin has successfully demonstrated a double launch of its advanced Precision Strike Missile during a recent production qualification flight test.

20 November

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin participates in a joint press conference during the AUKUS Defense Ministerial Meeting with Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, in Mountain View, California

Giulia Bernacchi

AUKUS Nations to Test ‘Offensive and Defensive’ Hypersonic Technologies

The US has signed an agreement with Australia and the UK to collaborate on “offensive and defensive” hypersonic technologies.

20 November

Northrop Grumman prepares the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) test missile for delivery to the US Air Force.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Air Force Receives Northrop Stand-in Attack Weapon Test Missile

Northrop Grumman has delivered its Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) test missile to the US Air Force to target rapidly relocatable threats.

20 November

Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS)

Giulia Bernacchi

MBDA to Expand in Germany With New ‘Missile Hubs’

MBDA is building "missile hubs" in Germany, to boost the production of its guided missiles for the German Army and NATO allies.

19 November

Christine Casimiro

German Bundeswehr Receives First H145M for Training From Airbus

The German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) has received its first Airbus H145M as part of a contract for up to 82 helicopters.

19 November

ForceShield very short-range air defense system

Joe Saballa

Portugal Picks Thales’ ForceShield as New Short-Range Air Defense

The Portuguese Army has selected Thales’ ForceShield ground-based air defense system as its new very short-range air defense solution.

19 November

A sneak peak at the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft being built by Lockheed Martin Corp. for the U.S. Navy’s E-130J program. This aircraft – the first of three – is slated to be delivered to the government in 2026 for modification into an E-130J Engineering Development Model (EMD). The E-130J, formerly called E-XX, will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission, which connects the president, secretary of defense and U.S. Strategic Command with the United States’ nuclear triad. The U.S. Navy’s Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) is leading the TACAMO Recapitalization Program and is scheduled to award the EMD contract during the first quarter of the 2025 fiscal year. (Photo by David L. Key, Lockheed Martin)

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Martin Starts Production of First US Navy E-130J TACAMO Aircraft

Lockheed Martin has begun construction of the US Navy’s first E-130J production aircraft under its Take Charge and Move Out program.

19 November

230817-N-TD381-2133 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2023) A CMV-22B Osprey, assigned to the “Titans” of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30, returns to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Vinson, Carrier Strike Group 1’s flagship, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Isaiah B. Goessl)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Fleet Readiness Depot Accepts First CMV-22B Osprey for Maintenance

The US Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center East has inducted the first CMV-22B vertical takeoff and landing system for maintenance as part of its long-term sustainment services for the Osprey family of aircraft.

19 November