Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Aug- 2024 -

5 August

An Army AH-64 Apache helicopter is unloaded from an Air Mobility Command C-5M Galaxy

DEFCON AI Delivers Logistics Planning System to US Air Force

DEFCON AI has delivered a modeling, simulation, and analysis system to the US Air Force to amplify its logistics planning capabilities.

2 August

Joe Saballa

BlueHalo Hits Critical Milestone for US Army’s Next-Gen Anti-Drone Missile

BlueHalo announces a critical development milestone for its Freedom Eagle next-generation counter-unmanned aerial system missile.

2 August

Joe Saballa

First F-16 Fighter Jets Arrive in Ukraine: Officials

The first batch of F-16 fighter jets has arrived in Ukraine, US and Lithuanian officials have revealed.

2 August

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Orders Two MH-74G Chinooks From Boeing

Boeing has signed a $115-million contract to manufacture two additional MH-74G Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopters for the US Army.

2 August

AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Beavercreek, Ohio-based defense contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. evaluate Pivotal’s BlackFly electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft at Springfield-Beckley Airport, Ohio, July 12, 2024. The effort is part of the AFWERX Agility Prime program, which focuses on assessing the aircraft and its supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative to accelerate innovative and emerging technologies that can be transitioned to the warfighter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew Clouse).

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Trials BlackFly eVTOL Aircraft for Military Applications

The US Air Force is testing a BlackFly electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft in Ohio for the Agility Prime program.

2 August

Joe Saballa

Japan Osprey Crash Due to Pilot’s Decision to Fly Despite Cracked Gears: USAF

The fatal V-22 Osprey crash in Japan in November 2023 was partly the result of a pilot’s poor decision-making, a US Air Force investigation concludes.

2 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Myanmar Airstrikes on Border Hospital Near China Kill 10: Media

Myanmar military airstrikes hit a hospital in a city controlled by an ethnic minority armed group close to the China border, killing 10 people, local media reported.

1 August

Inder Singh Bisht

Lithuania, Poland Seek Joint Procurement of Piorun Air Defense System

Lithuania, Poland, and a pair of unnamed European countries have sought European Union funding for the joint procurement of Piorun short-range air defense systems.

1 August