Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Apr- 2020 -

20 April

Germany to replace Tornado bombers with Airbus and Boeing fighter jets

Germany confirmed it aims to replace its aging fleet of Tornado fighter-bombers with aircraft from both European manufacturer Airbus and US-based Boeing

15 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli drone strike targets Hezbollah members in Syria near Lebanon border

An Israeli drone targeted a car of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement just inside Syria near the border with Lebanon without casualties

10 April

Staff Writer With AFP

US airstrike targets al-Shabaab near Kismayo, covering Somali troops

A US airstrike is said to have killed 10 al-Shabaab militants in defense of Somali National Army troops near Kobon in the country's south

7 April

Joanne Stocker

US airstrike kills Al Shabaab leader in Somalia, AFRICOM says

A US airstrike near the Somali capital Mogadishu killed top al-Shabaab leader Yusuf Jiis, Africa Command said

6 April

Staff Writer With AFP

US targets al-Shabaab with 3 airstrikes near Mubaraak, Somalia

The US conducted three airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab militants in the Lower Shabelle region of southern Somalia, AFRICOM said

Mar- 2020 -

11 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Pakistan Air Force F-16 figher jet crashes during parade rehearsal in Islamabad

A Pakistani F-16 fighter jet crashed in Islamabad in an apparent accident during a rehearsal for an upcoming military parade

10 March

Fergus Kelly

A French A400M airdropped 40 tonnes of supplies to troops in the Sahel

A French Airbus A400M transport aircraft airdropped almost 40 tonnes of supplies to troops operating in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa

6 March

Staff Writer With AFP