Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jan- 2022 -

17 January

gency for Defense DevelopmentConcept of directional infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) system.

S. Korean Defense System ‘Blinds’ Incoming Missiles With Laser

South Korea successfully tested an indigenous counter missile system to help military aircraft escape enemies' portable surface-to-air missiles.

17 January

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea Fires More Suspected Missiles, Flouts New Sanctions

North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles, Seoul said, its fourth weapons test this month.

16 January

Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM)

Hanan Zaffar

India Successfully Tests Man-Portable Anti-Tank Missile

India has successfully flight tested its indigenously developed Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile.

16 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Philippines to Buy 32 New Black Hawk Helicopters

The Philippines will buy 32 new Black Hawk helicopters for more than $620 million in the latest big-ticket purchase to upgrade the country's aging military capability.

14 January

Joe Saballa

Hungary to Upgrade Gripen Fighters

Hungary has concluded negotiations with Sweden to modernize the Gripen combat jets used by the Hungarian Air Force.

14 January

Patriot air defense missile systems in Romania

Joe Saballa

Taiwan Seeks Additional Patriot Missiles From US

Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense plans to procure additional Patriot III missiles from the US to beef up its air defense capabilities.

14 January

Joe Saballa

Malaysia to Receive MD 530G Light Attack Helicopters

Malaysia will receive six 530G light scout attack helicopters from MD Helicopters by the end of the first quarter of 2022.

14 January

A handout picture released by Iran's Defense Ministry on December 30, 2021 shows a Simorgh satellite rocket lifting off during its launch at an undisclosed location in Iran

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Tests Solid-Fuel Satellite Carrier Rocket

Iran's Revolutionary Guards tested a solid-fuel satellite carrier rocket, state media reported.

13 January

A general view shows the US embassy across the Tigris river in Iraq's capital Baghdad on January 3, 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

Rocket Attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone Wounds 3, Including Children

Three people including two children were wounded in rocket attacks on Baghdad's Green Zone, with one hitting a school and two smashing into the US embassy grounds.

13 January