Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jul- 2026 -

16 July

French Tigre Mk2 Helicopter Integrates Mistral 3 Missile to Counter Drones

MBDA’s Mistral 3 air-to-air missile has been successfully integrated into the French Army’s Tigre Mk2 helicopter, boosting its capabilities for engaging drone threats.

16 July

The Tesseract NOMAD is a mobile, containerized platform that deploys and manages large drone fleets across air, land, and sea using onboard intelligence and secure real-time data sharing.

Rojoef Manuel

Pentagon Taps Tesseract to Advance Containerized Drone Swarm Launcher

The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit has selected Tesseract Ventures to advance in the Containerized Autonomous Drone Delivery System prototyping program, which aims to field containerized launch systems for autonomous drone swarms.

16 July

Canadian Armed Forces members partake in the FMUAS drone course withe their custom-made drones on 24 June 2026 in Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. Image by: Aviator Natalie Chilcott, CFB Wainwright Imaging

Rojoef Manuel

Canada to Fast-Track Military Drone Development With New Defense Hub

Canada will invest $21 million over the next two years to establish a defense innovation center designed to accelerate the development, testing, and integration of military drones and other autonomous systems.

16 July

Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Air Force Fires First Live Missile From YFQ-44A Wingman Drone

The US Air Force has fired a weapon from a collaborative combat aircraft for the first time, marking a major milestone in the service's effort to field autonomous wingman drones.

16 July

Jodesz Gavilan

US Navy Awards Ursa Major $10M to Advance MK 104 Rocket Motor

The US Navy has awarded Ursa Major a $10-million contract to advance development of the MK 104 solid rocket motor.

16 July

Rojoef Manuel

Auterion, SkyFall to Provide Ukraine With 50,000 Strike Drones

Virginia-based autonomy developer Auterion and Kyiv drone manufacturer SkyFall have collaborated to supply 50,000 tactical unmanned aerial systems to the Ukrainian Armed Forces under a German-funded contract.

15 July

Christine Casimiro

Brazilian Gripen E Fighters Join First Multinational Exercise Outside Brazil

The Brazilian Air Force’s Gripen E fighters, known locally as F-39E, have participated in their first-ever multinational exercise outside Brazil.

15 July

Inder Singh Bisht

UK Selects Three Companies to Develop Low-Cost Drone Interceptors

The UK Ministry of Defence awards three companies $4.22 million in contracts to develop low-cost drone interceptors.

15 July

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 301st Airlift Squadron, 349th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., is refueled by a KC-10 Extender,

Bea Castañeda

C-17 Globemaster III: The Airlifter That Changed Modern Military Logistics

Take an in-depth look at how the C-17 Globemaster III blends long-range strategic airlift with tactical short-field flexibility, making it one of the most versatile workhorses in modern military operations.

15 July