Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Dec- 2021 -

15 December

Photo of Russia's Okhotnik heavy attack drone.

Russia Displays Stealth Strike Drone Prototype

Russia rolled out the flight prototype of its stealth heavy strike drone Okhotnik at the Novosibirsk Aviation Enterprise in preparation for flight trials.

15 December

Inder Singh Bisht

DARPA Invests In Wireless Drone Charging Technology

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has invested $225,000 in a Seattle-based startup to develop a wireless power transmitter for in-flight unmanned aerial vehicles.

15 December

Joe Saballa

US THOR Counter-Drone Technology Nearing Completion

The US Air Force tactical high-power operational responder (THOR) next-generation counter-drone system is nearing completion.

15 December

Inder Singh Bisht

US Congress Wants New F-35 Engines

The US Congress wants new engines for the F-35 fighter, the latest draft of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act has revealed.

15 December

Staff Writer With AFP

UAE Protests Stringent Biden Conditions for Jet Fighters

The UAE threatened to scrap its mega-purchase of US F-35 fighter jets, protesting stringent conditions amid Washington's concerns on China.

14 December

Russian S-300 air defense missile systems

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia to Upgrade Air Defense Along Ukraine Border

Russia will upgrade anti-aircraft systems in its south, replacing the S-300 surface-to-air system with the S-300PM-2.

14 December

Photo of a common hypersonic glide body launche from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, during a Defense Department flight experiment, March 19, 2020.

Inder Singh Bisht

Pentagon Upgrades $2.38B Naval Hypersonic Missile Contract

The US Department of Defense has added $61.9 million to a previous $2.38 billion Lockheed Martin Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike Weapon System contract.

14 December