Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Aug- 2018 -

8 August

Estonian Defence Forces find possible location where errant missile landed

The Estonian Defence Forces has likely found the location where a missile fired by a Spanish Eurofighter landed, Estonian Air Force Colonel Riivo Valge said

8 August

AAI Corp. RQ-7B, or Shadow 200 UAV flown in Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

AAI awarded $12.8 million drone ISR contract for Afghanistan airfields

Textron subsidiary AAI Corp. was awarded a $12.75 million contract modification to provide drone system ISR for US force protection in Afghanistan

7 August

Staff Writer With AFP

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Spanish Eurofighter accidentally fires air-to-air missile above Estonia

Spain's defense ministry has opened an investigation after one of its Eurofighter jets accidentally fired an air-to-air missile over Estonia during a routine training mission

5 August

US Air Force Airman 1st Class Kalib Bailey, 325th Fighter Wing Honor Guard member, stands at attention prior to the 325th Medical Group change of command ceremony

David Murphy

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Does the US Air Force produce good leaders? A response to Col. ‘Ned Stark.’

The fact that the US Air Force is willing to remove toxic leaders negates ‘Col. Ned Stark's’ argument, Col. David Murphy writes

Jul- 2018 -

31 July

Staff Writer With AFP

US Air Force terminates Minuteman III ICBM test flight after ‘anomaly’

The US Air Force terminated a test of an unarmed Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific after it developed an "anomaly" in flight, officials said

31 July

Fergus Kelly

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India eyes the Raytheon/Kongsberg National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System

India’s Ministry of Defence has approved the acquisition of the latest version of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to boost air defenses in New Delhi

30 July

Staff Writer With AFP

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Japan to spend $4.2 billion on Lockheed radars for Aegis Ashore missile defense

Japan said it would spend $4.2 billion over 30 years on installing and operating U.S. radar systems for its Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense systems

27 July