Category -- Air -- The Defense Post

Jul- 2024 -

30 July

Sweden’s Gripen Fighter Jet Could Soon Launch Satellites

The Swedish Air Force has embarked on a comprehensive study into the viability of launching small satellites from the JAS-39 Gripen fighter aircraft.

29 July

Inder Singh Bisht

US Approves Small Diameter Bomb Sale to Belgium

The US State Department has approved a possible sale of Small Diameter Bomb-Increment II to Belgium.

29 July

Joe Saballa

US Army Conducts ‘Most Challenging Counter-Drone Test to Date’

The US Army has demonstrated the capabilities of nine of its counter-small unmanned aerial systems against more than 40 aerial targets.

29 July

Inder Singh Bisht

New Sniper Targeting Pod Connects F-35, 4th-Gen Fighters, Rocket Artillery

Lockheed Martin’s latest Sniper targeting pod version allows interoperability between F-35 and fourth-generation aircraft and ground-based artillery systems such as HIMARS.

29 July

Inder Singh Bisht

NATO Awards Next-Gen Rotorcraft Platform Contracts

NATO has contracted a trio of companies to study integrated platform concepts under the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability program.

29 July

The RAF's latest fast jet trainer, the Hawk T2 is pictured during a flight over the beautiful scenery of North Wales. Based at RAF Valley on the Isle of Anglesey, the TMK2 Hawk is designed to train fast jet fighter pilots air combat and tactical weapons use, preparing them for front line operational aircraft like the Typhoon and Tornado.

Rojoef Manuel

BAE to Test Augmented Reality on British Hawk Trainer Jet

BAE Systems has signed a contract to test an augmented reality solution aboard the UK Royal Air Force’s Hawk T2 training aircraft.

29 July

Joe Saballa

Embraer to Supply Six A-29 Super Tucano Attack Aircraft to Paraguay

Embraer will deliver six A-29 Super Tucano attack aircraft to the Paraguayan Air Force.

29 July

Inder Singh Bisht

Spain to Send Additional Hawk Air Defense Battery to Ukraine

Spain will send another Hawk air defense system to Ukraine in September, Minister of Defense Margarita Robles told her Ukrainian counterpart last week.

26 July