Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

May- 2023 -

16 May

PhantomStrike shown on a rendering of a T-50 aircraft, sister aircraft to the FA-50. Raytheon will provide the PhantomStrike radar to KAI’s FA-50 fleet.

Raytheon to Outfit South Korean FA-50 Jets With PhantomStrike Radar

Raytheon Technologies and Korea Aerospace Industries have partnered to upgrade the FA-50 light combat aircraft’s radar technology.

16 May

A member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq, 2018

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkish Drone Kills Three PKK-Linked Fighters: Iraqi Kurdish Security

A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq killed three Yazidi fighters affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party, an Iraqi Kurdish security official said.

16 May

Staff Writer With AFP

UK and Dutch Pledge Fighter Jet Support for Ukraine

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte have pledged to build an "international coalition" to provide fighter jet support for Ukraine.

16 May

Joe Saballa

Poland Receives Integrated Battle Command System for Air Defense Program

Northrop Grumman has delivered key Integrated Battle Command System components to Poland for its new medium-range air defense program.

16 May

Joe Saballa

France Tests VSR700 Helicopter Drone in Full Operational Configuration

France has conducted another maritime trial of its VSR700 helicopter drone, this time featuring its full operational configuration.

16 May

Joe Saballa

Stratolaunch’s Talon-A Closer to First Hypersonic Flight After Recent Trial

Stratolaunch LLC has announced the successful separation test of its Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, marking a significant step toward the system’s first hypersonic flight.

16 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Belarus on High Alert After Aircraft Shot Down in Russia: Lukashenko

Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko said forces had been put on high alert after four aircraft were reportedly shot out of the sky in Russia.

15 May

Staff Writer With AFP

Macron Says France to Train Ukrainian Fighter Pilots

France's President Macron said his country had "opened the door" to training Ukrainian fighter pilots, even if he excluded sending any warplanes to Kyiv.

15 May