Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jun- 2022 -

29 June

Joe Saballa

Cyprus Acquiring Six Airbus H145 Military Helicopters

Cyprus has signed a contract with European aerospace firm Airbus to purchase six H145 military helicopters.

29 June

The Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system, left, intercepts rockets fired from Gaza Strip

Inder Singh Bisht

Ukraine Co-Developing Its Own ‘Iron Dome’ Air Defense

An international group of private and government entities are jointly developing a mobile air-defense system for Ukraine to counter Russian missiles and artillery shells.

28 June

Inder Singh Bisht

US Reoffers to Jointly Develop India Fifth-Gen Aircraft Engine

The US has reoffered to co-develop the 110-kilonewton engine for India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft project.

28 June

Joe Saballa

Sikorsky Awarded $2.3B Black Hawk Contract

Sikorsky has been awarded a $2.3 billion contract to produce 120 H-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters for the US Army.

28 June

Inder Singh Bisht

MBDA Unveils Long-Range, Ground-Launched Cruise Missile

European defense firm MBDA unveiled a long-range ground-launched cruise missile at the ILA Berlin Air Show last week.

27 June

A man stands looking at the burning and destroyed Retroville shopping mall

Staff Writer With AFP

Missile Strike on Crowded Mall in Ukraine Kills 10

A Russian missile strike on a crowded mall in the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk killed at least 10 people and injured more than 40.

27 June

Ronald Watkins

Rafael Submits Spike Missile for US Army Copter Munition Competition

Israeli defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is offering its most recent Spike missile to the US Army in its competition to find a long-range precision munition for the service’s attack helicopters.

27 June