Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Dec- 2024 -

21 December

‘Dead and Wounded’ in Ukrainian Strike on Russian Region

A Ukrainian strike on the town of Rylsk in Russia's Kursk region has left "dead and wounded" people but the precise toll is unclear.

21 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Spain Orders 25 More Eurofighter Jets From Airbus

Spain has ordered another 25 advanced Eurofighter jets from European aerospace giant Airbus in the NATO member's drive to modernize its air force.

20 December

Giulia Bernacchi

Slovenia Receives Second C-27J Spartan Transport Aircraft

Slovenia has received the second C-27J Spartan transport aircraft, assigned to the 15th Aviation Wing of the Slovenian Armed Forces.

20 December

Rojoef Manuel

Lockheed Martin Delivers Final Super Hercules to New Zealand Air Force

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has received the fifth and final C-130J-30 Super Hercules from Lockheed Martin as part of a US foreign military sale to replace the service’s C-130H fleet.

20 December

Rojoef Manuel

Ireland Buys French-Made Falcon 6X Aircraft

Ireland’s Department of Defence has awarded Dassault Aviation a contract to procure the Falcon 6X jet to improve the military’s multi-purpose strategic reach.

20 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Launches Missile Barrage on Kyiv in ‘Response’ to Western Missile Strikes

Russian missiles targeted the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, killing at least one person and cutting heating to hundreds of residential buildings in cold temperatures.

20 December

Inder Singh Bisht

Poland’s IBCS-Based Wisla Air Defense System Reaches IOC

Poland’s Wisla air defense system has achieved initial operational capability with the 37th Air Defense Missile Squadron.

20 December

Joe Saballa

Northrop Beats Collins Aerospace for US Navy’s New $3.5B ‘Doomsday Plane’

Northrop Grumman has defeated Collins Aerospace in a $3.5-billion competition to develop the US Navy’s next nuclear command, control, and communications aircraft.

20 December