Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jul- 2026 -

30 July

Chaparral drone demonstrates new delivery modes.

Elroy Air Adds New Autonomous Delivery Modes to Chaparral Drone

Elroy Air has added three unattended cargo delivery modes to its Chaparral drone, expanding autonomous resupply options for military logistics.

30 July

Teledyne to provide its Argus XL multi-sensor counter-drone platforms for US Air Force commands.

Jodesz Gavilan

AeroVironment Taps Teledyne FLIR for Counter-Drone Sensors

AeroVironment has selected Teledyne FLIR Defense to provide sensor systems for the US Air Force's Titan MS counter-drone platform.

30 July

Bea Castañeda

Aster Missile: Europe’s Shield Against Modern Air Threats

From air-breathing threats to ballistic missiles, the Aster family was built to do it all. This guide breaks down the origins, variants, and technology behind that range.

29 July

Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Kearn and Staff Sgt. Christopher Loper verify radar data during a preventive maintenance inspection on a mobile radar system at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Dec. 18. The Airmen are deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. Kearn, a 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron ground radar systems apprentice, is a Harrah, Okla., native. Loper, a 727th EACS ground radar systems supervisor, is a Houston native.

Rojoef Manuel

Leidos to Continue ISR Support for US Air Force Under $717M Deal

Leidos has signed a contract worth up to $717 million to extend intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support for the US Air Force’s Air Combat Command.

29 July

A digital rendering of a hypersonic missile in high-altitude flight, powered by a next-generation rotating detonation ramjet engine.

Jodesz Gavilan

Kratos Delivers Ramjet Component for Lockheed Propulsion Program

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has delivered a critical turbomachinery component for Lockheed Martin's advanced ramjet propulsion program.

29 July

The V-22 Osprey in the background as medics use it for rescue or evacuation

Christine Casimiro

US Marines Receive Final MV-22B Osprey, Eye Operations Through 2055

The US Marine Corps has received its 359th and final MV-22B Osprey, completing the program of record after the platform achieved initial operational capability in 2007.

28 July

Rojoef Manuel

US Probes Russia-Iran Coordination in Drone Strikes on CIA Sites

US intelligence agencies are investigating whether Russia helped Iran target Central Intelligence Agency facilities in the Persian Gulf by providing intelligence or advanced drone technology.

28 July

GlobalEye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

Middle East Country Buys GlobalEye Spy Planes From Saab in $1B Deal

Saab has secured a $1 billion contract to provide its flagship GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft for a customer in the Middle East.

28 July