Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Oct- 2021 -

14 October

An AC-130J Ghostrider assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., soars over interior Wisconsin during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021, July 30, 2021.

Lockheed Delivers Laser Weapon System for AC-130J Gunship

Lockheed Martin has delivered the Airborne High Energy Laser to the US Air Force, with the aim of mounting it on the AC-130J gunships.

14 October

Concept image of supersonic uncrewed aerial vehicles

Inder Singh Bisht

Exosonic to Develop Supersonic Adversary Drone for USAF Pilot Training

The US Air Force has contracted supersonic transport company Exosonic, Inc. to develop a supersonic drone demonstrator for pilot training missions.

14 October

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Awards Northrop Grumman Platform-Agnostic Airborne Sensor Contract

The US Air Force has contracted Northrop Grumman to design an airborne next-generation open standards-based signals intelligence sensor.

14 October

Syrian Air defences respond to Israeli missiles targeting south of the capital Damascus, on July 20, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Air Strike Kills Four in Central Syria: Monitor

An Israeli airstrike in central Syria killed one Syrian soldier and three pro-Iranian fighters on Wednesday, a Britain-based war monitor said.

13 October

Inder Singh Bisht

BAE Systems Trials Laser-Guided Counter-Drone System

BAE Systems has retrofitted the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System laser-guided rocket with a proximity fuze, enabling it to blast a drone without contact.

13 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Lockheed Delivers Hypersonic Weapon Launchers to US Army

The US Army last week took delivery of Lockheed Martin’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon system ground equipment.

13 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Boeing Receives $1.1 Billion Patriot-3 Missile Seeker Contract

Boeing announced receiving a $1.1 billion contract to extend the US Army’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile seeker production into 2026.

12 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Developing Su-57-Launched Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile

Russia is developing a hypersonic anti-ship missile to be fitted onto the fifth-generation Su-57 stealth aircraft.

12 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Iraq Seeking ‘Russian, French, or South Korean’ Air Defense System

Iraq has allocated an undisclosed amount of money to purchase a "Russian, French, or South Korean air defense system," a member of the country’s parliament reportedly said.

8 October