Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jan- 2022 -

12 January

Raytheon Coyote Blasts Another Drone Mid-Air

Raytheon demonstrated the counter-drone capability of its Coyote Block 2+ drone in a newly released video, showing the unmanned vehicle blasting an unmanned aerial platform.

11 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Avenger Drones Send Fused Air Threat Data to Command Ctr

Two General Atomics Avenger drones relayed passively captured air threat fused data to a ground-based command center for the first time.

11 January

Hanan Zaffar

US Approves MQ-9 Reaper Drone Sale Parts to France

The US State Department has approved the sale of spare parts and support services for MQ-9 Reaper drones to France at an estimated cost of $300 million.

11 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Single Operator Controls 130+ Drones at DARPA Exercise

A single operator controlled over a hundred physical and simulated drones simultaneously using Raytheon integrated swarm technology at the fifth OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program.

11 January

Inder Singh Bisht

Israeli Firm Unveils Unmanned Drone Killer

Israeli small arms manufacturer Smart Shooter has unveiled an armed drone capable of downing static and flying objects including other drones.

10 January

Hanan Zaffar

US Army’s Next-Gen Precision Strike Missile a Step Closer

Northrop Grumman has successfully completed a static test of its Precision Strike Missile rocket motor.

9 January

Hanan Zaffar

F-35B Gets Laser Shock Treatment for Enhanced Endurance

A US Marines Corps F-35B has become the service's first fighter jet to undergo a laser treatment that strengthens the plane without adding any additional metal.

7 January